MDC Partners with the FC Barcelona Foundation in FutbolNet to use soccer as a teaching methodology to improve school performance
![Born This Way Foundation panel discussion](https://news.mdc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/170601_Gaga-230x129.jpg)
Challenging Mental Health Stigmas
Lady Gaga’s mother Cynthia Germanotta and the Born This Way Foundation advocate on behalf of mental health issues.
![Maker Faire robot](https://news.mdc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/170327_MakerFaire2017-230x129.jpg)
Makers Make the World a Better Place
The Maker Faire is a fun, engaging way for families to discover the art of making things with your own hands.
![President Barack Obama awards MDC President Dr. Eduardo Padrón the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House](https://news.mdc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/161122_EJPMedalofFreedom_Updated-230x129.jpg)
MDC President Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón received the nation’s highest civilian honor. Watch the White House ceremony.
![President Barack Obama speaks at Miami Dade College's Wolfson Campus](https://news.mdc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/161019_HP_ObamaVisit_After404-230x129.jpg)
President Obama at MDC
The President delivered remarks on Thursday, October 20, about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and access to quality, affordable health care.
![Archive films being projected onto a screen during the 2015 Miami Book Fair](https://news.mdc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/160801_WolfsonArchives-230x129.jpg)
MDC Archives: a Storehouse of Shared Memory
A valuable resource that shows politics, social change, arts and culture as seen through the lens of MDC and the local community.