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Carmen Chacón resigns from her seat in the Congress of Deputies and will move to Miami this academic year to give lectures at a university. The news broke last night in several media outlets that were going to publish it as an exclusive. The former socialist deputy confirmed the information in a press conference at the Palacio de las Cortes, where she handed in her deputy certificate. In her appearance, Chacón explained that she will give lectures on Comparative Public Law and International Politics at Miami Dade College , a public university center that is the largest in the United States by number of students. Majority of Hispanics and women among the students This university institution was founded in 1959 and opened its doors a year later, largely to welcome the thousands of Cuban refugees fleeing the 1959 Revolution that established Fidel Castro's regime. More than five decades later, Miami Dade College is the higher education entity with the largest number of students in the entire United States, with nearly 175,000 students spread across its eight campuses and twenty-one research centers. The university was a pioneer in the integration of ethnic minorities . Currently, and according to the center's own statistics, 70% of the enrolled students are of Hispanic origin, 18% are African-American and 8% are white.
The average age of the students is 26 years, and women are the majority: 58% of students compared to 42% of men. The budget and fees Miami Dade College is a public university, which manages an annual budget of 643 million dollars . The tuition price ranges Special Database from $3,164 for students from Florida to $11,309 outside Florida. According to Forbes magazine calculations, in 2008 an academic year at this university cost $24,388, including tuition, room and board, textbooks and other expenses. Who made the offer Carmen Chacón explained in the press conference that the offer to give conferences and courses at this university came from its rector, Eduardo J. Padrón . He is a Cuban who arrived in the United States when he was 15, who has held positions related to culture and education with the governments of Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama , and who, among other awards for his educational work, and social, he has received the Order of Isabella the Catholic, awarded by the King of Spain. Some illustrious students The former Minister of Defense intends to improve her academic resume with a stay at a university where numerous Hispanic politicians have attended as students , from governors of the state of Florida to members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives.
Managers from large companies also passed through its classrooms, such as the former CEO of Merrill Lynch, David Komansk , or the president of the City National Bank of Florida, Jorge González . Also many baseball players, the journalist Larry King , the musician Emilio Estefan , and the actors Andy García and Sylvester Stallone .As party sources explain to El Confidencial Digital , the PP does not want Carromero to be the only candidate to lead New Generations in Madrid. Therefore, in addition to the Getafe councilor, another competitor suggested by Pablo Casado could appear. Elections starting in September The elections for the presidency of New Generations of Madrid will be called later than expected. Sources from the PP assure this confidentiality that the situation in the national leadership has caused the decision to appoint a new representative in Madrid to be delayed. As ECD has learned , the election will be held after the summer . It will be at the end of September, once the current president of NNGG of the capital, Casado, calls a board of directors. Support in the party Carromero and Mesa have a balanced distribution of votes in the different 'popular' seats of the capital. However, ECD has learned that the advisor to the Madrid City Council has greater “emotional support” than his competitors, given his circumstances. Some of the 'pro-Carromero' headquarters are Chamartín, Moncloa, Ciudad Lineal, Arganda or Alcalá de Henares.