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 ...

The former lieutenant governor sat down with "Facing South Florida" for her first interview since becoming FIU's interim ...

SACRAMENTO – State Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) recognized Dr. Guillermina “Gina” Núñez-Mchiri on the Senate Floor as ...

Florida governors have long held sway over the selection of state university presidents, but Gov. Ron DeSantis has taken ...

In 2022, the University of Florida Board of Trustees hired Ben Sasse, a U.S. senator from Nebraska, to lead the university. Sasse’s hiring was controversial with students and faculty ...

(Senator Steve Padilla represents District 18)....Monday he presented his choice for Woman of the Year.

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 vote against Nuñez's appointment as interim president, saying faculty were concerned and disappointed over some of her political ...

Jeanette Nunez is Florida International University’s new president, interim, technically. She is a two-time alumnus there and an FIU mom, a former Florida lawmaker and, before that, in ...