Kendall Speaks

Miami Dade College has the best faculty, and in today's episode of Kendall Speaks, we will be featuring the best of the best. Joining Dr. Stewart are Associate Professors Senior, Rahnuma Ahsan and Nayrie Smith, both from the School of Business and both newly appointed Endowed Teaching Chairs, one of the highest honors a professor can receive at a college. With them is beyond proud Chair of the Sch...

Joining Dr. Stewart in this episode of Kendall Speaks are the representatives of admissions and financial aid. If you're curious or confused about either of these processes, you will find so much helpful information here. So take a listen as Dr. Stewart coverses with Janet Infanzon, Campus Director of Administration & Registration, and Odalys Portela, Campus Director of Financial Aid, and you...

Academic support (i.e. tutoring) is such an integral part of any higher education institution, yet it's often overlooked. That changes today with this episode of Kendall Speaks, which puts a much deserved spotlight on academic support. Join our intrepid host, Dr. Bryan Stewart, as he speaks with returning guests, Clairem Diaz (Associate Dean of Faculty), Jennifer Diptee (Campus Director of Learnin...

Social sciences is a wide discipline with many subjects like politics, law, and psychology, among others. To help us understand more about this important field of study, Dr. Bryan Stewart interviews Social Sciences Department Chair, Mercy Arias, Professor of Psychology, Yuly Pomares, and Associate Professor, Sr. of Criminal Justice, Leah Sheaf. 

Meet the brilliant people behind the exciting and new AI Innovation Hub at MDC Kendall Campus. Join us as Dr. Bryan Stewart interviews Dr. Zhiqi Zhang, Chairperson of the School of Engineering and Technology; Dr. Ernesto Lee, assistant professor and member of the Data Analytics faculty at EnTech; and Cristina Mateo, Senior Director of Campus Administration. Find out what the AI Innovation Hub is,...

Today's episode is a special treat: Kendall Campus President and Kendall Speaks host, Dr. Bryan Stewart, is proud to welcome the astonishing MDC Women's Volleball team and 2025–2026 NJCAA Division I Women's Volleyball National Champions to the podcast. Featuring Coach Origenes “Kiko” Benoit and four fantastic players representing the team, Dr. Stewart delves into what it takes to be a sports champ...

Kendall Speaks welcomes architecture professor Lyle Culver and four up-and-coming architecure students in this week's episode. 

You're in for a treat: another special live episode of Kendall Speaks! This episode was recorded during a gathering for Campus Creatives Day at the Kendall Campus, and it is hosted by our very own chair of the Kendall Business Department, Alexis Portuondo, and Dash Ruiz, Multimedia Support Manager of West Campus. 

Joining Dr. Stewart this week are Vanessa Rodriguez, Student Service Support Coordinator of Single Stop, and Director of Continuing Education, Kendall Campus, Tahimi Rodriguez Diaz. Various interesting topics are discussed from the importance of Single Stop to what Miami Tech Works is and how it operates.  

The braintrust behind Miambiance, MDC Kendall Campus's multi(-multi!)-award winning literature and arts magazine, returns to Kendall Speaks to catch us up on the what's been happening with the magazine and to give us a sneak peek at the next volume. Join our host and president of Kendall Campus, Dr. Stewart, as he interviews Miamibiance advisor, Professor Rita Fernandez-Sterling; current head desi...

In this episode of Kendall Speaks, Dr. Stewart is joined by the Communication Honor Society. Listen in as he speaks to the organization's student president, vice president, secretary, and vice president of technology. Along with organization advisor, Professor Emily Sendin, the group covers many subjects including the importance of communication. Enjoy!

Joining Dr. Stewart in this week's episode is the Support Staff Council. Learn all about what this important council is and what it does. Featuring, council president Precious Pugh (aka "Triple P"), and council members Dennis Edelen, Peter Molina, and Vanessa Rivera. 

Joining Dr. Stewart, or should we say, tripping the light fantastic today with Dr. Stewart are the Jubilation Dance Ensemble and their advisor, Professor Michelle Grant-Murray.  Featuring club president, Brianna Pierre-Georges, current member Luis Miranda, and former member of the organization, Stephanie Franco, Dr. Stewart enjoys a rollicking interview that delves into what life is like being a p...

Who doesn't love free books? Take a listen as Dr. Bryan Stewart, Kendall Campus President, interviews Professor Emily Sendin, back for a second turn at the mic, and three amazing MDC students who are the braintrust behind the Little Free Library, the second of which will be opening on December 3rd 2025 in Kendall Campus' own beautiful Environnmental Center. Join the fun as Victoria Cuellar, presid...

In this episode of Kendall Speaks, Dr. Stewart is joined by three wonderful people. How do I know they're wonderful? Because I'm one of them! All jokes aside, this is a fun, zippy interview as our campus president talks to Yanser Rodriguez and Joshua Leiva, the presidents of Kendall's movie appreciation club, Finn's Film Fanatics. Oh yeah, and I, Paul Klein, am there too as the club's advisor. Tak...

Miami Dade College's faculty is awesome. To prove it, we have three amazing faculty members joining us for this very special episode of Kendall Speaks. So please join us as our intrepid host and Kendall Campus President, Dr. Bryan Stewart, interviews associate professor senior, John Frazier, Professor Kimberly Coffman, and Professor Stephen Johnson. 

Time flies! The first episode ever of Kendall Speaks featured the Kendall Campus Student Government Association. Now, over a year later, SGA returns with its new members. Join the fun as Dr. Bryan Stewart interviews Naya Escandon, Jackeline Parra, Miguel Rojas, and Alyssa Gonzalez.

Join our host, Dr. Bryan Stewart, for a very special live episode just in time for Thanksgiving. Recorded live in Fred Shaw Plaza during a pie and coffee event in honor of the upcoming holiday, Dr. Stewart speaks to a smörgåsbord of guests from all over campus. Keep an ear out for a special appearance by Santa Claus!

Join us for this fascinating sitdown as Dr. Bryan Stewart interviews honors college director, Aurora Alonso,  world languages professor, Stephen Johnson, and the recipients of the Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholarships, Alexzander Cano and Alejandro Fayad Valdes. 

The Performing Arts & Industries Department is back. Last time, you heard from the instructors, this time you'll get to hear from the department chair and two talented students. Join the fun as Dr. Stewart interviews chair Melissa Lesniak, and students Magehela Requejo and Victor Verdi.

Do you know about the newly opened Business Innovation and Technology Center on Kendall Campus? If you don't, it's pretty awesome, so here's your chance to find out more as our intrepid host and Kendall Campus President, Dr. Bryan Stewart, interviews the chair of the School of Global Business, Alexis Portuondo, BIT Center lab manager, Yhosemar Mendez, and Scott Tavares, the Business Resource Cente...

Artifical Intelligence is on everyone's minds these days. What better time than now to talk to the people who know a thing or two about AI. Join Dr. Bryan Stewart, Kendall Campus President, as he sits down with the members of EnTec, the School of Engineering and Technology, to discuss the ethical uses of AI, best practices for using it in the classroom, and much, much more. Featuring EnTec chair,...

You've heard from the many great people who are front and center of Miami Dade College's Kendall Campus, now take a listen to the integral individuals behind the scenes who keep this amazing college going. In today's episode, Kendall Campus President, Dr. Bryan Stewart, interviews Kendall's own Dean of Faculty, Dr. Jorge Michael Cuellar, and Associate Dean of Faculty, Dr. Clairem Diaz. Find out ab...

Clear the pitch because in this episode of Kendall Speaks, host Dr. Bryan Stewart talks to the coaches of MDC's men's soccer team. Even if you don't know a bicycle kick from a corner kick, this is a fascinating coversation that delves into the careers of the coaches, their training methodologies, and their recruitment processes, among other topics. So join our campus president as he interviews hea...

Dr. Stewart has a very special group joining him in this episode, the talented minds behind and in front of the microphone of Miami Dade College's multi-award winning podcast and multi-media platform, StoryBytes. Join our campus president as he interviews English & Communications Professor and StoryBytes advisor, Emily Sendin; Isabel Paz, founding president and producer of StoryBytes; Ainhoa O...