The Florida International University Faculty Senate noted with dismay the Jan. 30 Miami Herald article speculating that Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez will replace current FIU president Kenneth Jessell ...

FIU’s Faculty Senate opposed Nuñez’s appointment, which came weeks after the Republican-controlled Legislature overturned a law she championed as a state representative that likely benefited ...

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

Faculty Senate President Noël Barengo was the only board member to ... "What made this change necessary?" he asked. Nuñez, 52, is an FIU alumna who has also taught at the school and served as an ...

Speaking as a trustee and president of FIU’s Faculty Senate, Barengo also expressed “deep concern” over “another effort by the governor’s office to interfere with public higher education.” Multiple ...

Students and faculty at Florida International University staged a walkout on Thursday in protest of the appointment of Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez as the university’s interim president. Without a ...

MIAMI - Students and faculty at Florida International University staged a protest Thursday as the school prepares for a leadership transition, opposing the appointment of Florida Lt. Gov.

FIU’s Senate Faculty President, Noel Barengo, was the sole no vote as the board of trustees approved Nunez earlier this month over concerns with the state’s re-do of curricula, and all but ...

Governor Jeanette Nuñez being appointed interim president on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, at Florida International University main campus in Miami, Fla. Students and faculty at Florida International ...