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

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

MIAMI - The Florida International University Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting on Friday to determine the next ...

UCF Political Science Professor Aubrey Jewett joined FOX 35's Garrett Wymer on FOX 35 News+ to break down multiple reports ...

Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez will soon be named interim president at Florida International University, according to multiple ...

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

The imminent departure of Nuñez would give Gov. Ron DeSantis yet another high-profile position to fill in the top ranks of ...

She’s the interim president but a board member noted the search process for a permanent president seems ‘already known’ ...

Florida International University’s Board of Trustees has appointed Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez as its interim president, ...

Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez was officially named interim president at Florida International University on Friday. The ...

The Board of Trustees at Florida International University, one of the state’s biggest universities, on Friday named Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez as its interim president. The board's chair said Gov. Ron ...

Miami native Jeanette Nunez is a graduate of Florida International University. She begins the job later this month.