Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez named FIU interim president. What to know
Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez was appointed FIU interim president, effective Feb. 17, 2025, following Kenneth Jessell's ...
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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After a dog-and-pony show, FIU did what was expected and crowned DeSantis ally | Opinion
Florida International University became the latest victim on Friday of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ continuing drive to control the state’s public universities by appointing political cronies as presidents.
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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 ...
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FIU names Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez as interim university president after DeSantis request
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 ...
Ex-Miami U.S. attorney appointed by Trump elected chief judge for nation’s 5th largest court
In 2018, thanks to U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio’s influence, Trump nominated her to lead the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Florida’s Southern District and the Senate subsequently confirmed her. She resigned in ...
DeSantis takes a victory lap as Citizens' proposed 14% increase abruptly reversed
The news about Citizens, which offers coverage to Floridians unable to get policies from insurance firms, follows years of ...
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FIU names Lt. Gov. Nuñez as interim president, handing DeSantis another key appointment
The Board of Trustees at Florida International University, one of the state’s biggest universities, named Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez as its interim president. The board's chair said Gov. Ron DeSantis had ...
Judge temporarily pauses purge of 2,200 USAID workers
A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to immediately halt putting at least 2,200 employees at the U.S.
Trump official’s directive tying transportation grants to birth rates could hinder blue states
Shortly after he was confirmed as President Donald Trump’s transportation secretary, Sean Duffy circulated a memo that ...
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Donald Trump promotes Miami’s Gadyaces Serralta to lead U.S. Marshal Service
Trump placed him there in 2018. Three years later, ex-President Joe Biden kept Serralta in the post after competing groups ...