FIU picks Jeanette Nuñez as Interim President after Gov. DeSantis urges vote
The FIU Board of Trustees voted 11 to 1 to hire Nuñez as Interim President, finalizing plans Gov. Ron DeSantis set in motion weeks ago to install his second-in-command in the public university’s top post. “I am honored,” Nuñez said in a statement.
FIU names Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez president in hasty board vote encouraged by DeSantis
She’s the interim president but a board member noted the search process for a permanent president seems ‘already known’
FIU selects Lt. Gov. Nuñez as interim president
Florida International University’s Board of Trustees agreed to make Florida Lieutenant Gov. Jeanette M. Nuñez interim president and assign current President Kenneth Jessell to a new executive role.
Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez expected to be named interim FIU president
A "special meeting," has been called for Friday morning by the chairman of the FIU Board of Trustees to discuss "Presidential Search and Selection."
Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez is named FIU interim president
The Florida International University Board of Trustees on Friday approved appointing Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez as the school’s interim president, setting the stage for Gov. Ron DeSantis to choose a
FIU to name Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez interim university president on Friday
Florida International University’s Board of Trustees is expected to name Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez interim president on Friday, according to two sources familiar with the schools
Lt. Gov. Nuñez to head FIU, leave DeSantis administration
Florida International University trustees voted Friday to install Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez as interim president, meaning she will leave her statewide-elected office 23 months before her term expires. Trustees expect she will assume the presidency officially after a formal search.
Reports: Lt. Gov. Nuñez to take helm at FIU
Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez will soon be named interim president at Florida International University, according to multiple ...
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FIU reveals renderings of CasaCuba. Here’s what the $40 million project will look like
Florida International University board members and donors joined President Dr. Kenneth A. Jessell (far right), Benjamín León Jr., (third from right), founder of Leon Medical Centers, and ...
Florida's lieutenant governor gets a university post, handing DeSantis another key appointment
Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez has been tapped for an interim position leading Florida International University, handing ...
Florida International University trustees name Lt. Gov. Nunez as interim president
Board Chair Rogelio Tovar said Gov. Ron DeSantis' office contacted him and asked him to consider Nuñez as the next president.
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Message from FIU Board of Trustees Chair Roger Tovar
The FIU Board of Trustees today announced the appointment of Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez as Interim President of FIU, effective February 17, 2025.