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

Several people on FIU’s campus consider Nuñez a non-traditional candidate, and are not happy somebody outside academia will ...

As she take office, the interim president addresses the university's strategic plan and her commitment to achieving its goals ...

Jeanette Nunez, a former House member from Miami who was Gov. Ron DeSantis’ running mate in 2018 and 2022, will make an ...

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

Florida Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez has submitted her resignation, effective last night; she assumed the role of ...

Jeanette Nuñez has confirmed that she has been selected as interim president of Florida International University by the school's board of trustees.

With Florida International University’s current president nearing the end of his three-year contract, multiple insiders say ...

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 ...

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

The university's board of trustees appointed her to the position last week after it was suggested by Florida Gov. Ron ...

In advance of officially starting in her new role on Monday, the outgoing lieutenant governor and two-time alumna shares with ...