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FIU poised to approve Jeanette Nuñez as its permanent university president

WLRN Public Media | By Sherrilyn Cabrera
Published May 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM EDT
Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez speaking in Little Havana earlier this summer.
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Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez speaking in Little Havana earlier this summer.

Nuñez was Florida's lieutenant governor until she was named interim president in February. She is the sole finalist for the permanent job after a presidential search this month.

Florida International University's Board of Trustees is set to approve former Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez as the school's permanent president.
 
Nuñez was Florida's lieutenant governor until she was named interim president in February. She is the sole finalist for the permanent job after a presidential search this month.
 
Next Monday, trustees plan to vote on Nuñez's five-year contract that includes a $925,000 annual base salary.

It also includes annual performance bonuses up to $400,000.
 
The state university system's Board of Governors would give final approval.

READ MORE: UF Board of Trustees supports Santa Ono for president with unanimous vote

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Sherrilyn Cabrera
During her time at Florida International University, where she recently graduated from with a Bachelors in Journalism, Sherrilyn Cabrera interned for the South Florida News Service - a digital journalism platform where stories are written, shot and edited by FIU students. As part of her senior project, she reported on the influx of Puerto Ricans who migrated to Florida after Hurricane Maria, and the impact it could have had on the November 2018 midterm elections.
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