Students and faculty at Florida International University staged a walkout on Thursday in protest of the appointment of Lt.

Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez was appointed FIU interim president, effective Feb. 17, 2025, following Kenneth Jessell's ...

The demonstration took place outside the Graham Center, where outgoing President Dr. Kenneth Jessell received a standing ovation.

If Nunez is selected, she would resign as lieutenant governor and Gov. Ron DeSantis would have to appoint a replacement.

Florida International University’s Board of Trustees is expected to name Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez interim president on Friday, ...

Board Chair Rogelio Tovar said Gov. Ron DeSantis' office contacted him and asked him to consider Nuñez as the next president.

Jeanette Nuñez has confirmed that she has been selected as interim president of Florida International University by the ...

The FIU Board of Trustees voted 11 to 1 to hire Nuñez as Interim President, finalizing plans Gov. Ron DeSantis set in motion ...

The Board of Trustees at Florida International University, one of the state’s biggest universities, on Friday named Lt. Gov.

Lt. Gov. Nuñez was hired at the state-funded school at the request of the office of Gov. Ron DeSantis. Many students and ...

The Florida International University Board of Trustees on Friday approved appointing Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez as the school’s ...

Gov. Jeanette Nuñez at one of Florida's major universities, Florida International University. Nuñez will be leaving her position as lieutenant governor of Florida to lead FIU in Miami.