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María Patricia García Pavón Takes Over as CCH Director as UNAM Urges Cross‑Campus Dialogue

She inherits security tensions across campuses, including a partial occupation at CCH Oriente with extraordinary exams under restricted access.

Overview

  • García Pavón formally assumed the CCH general directorship for 2026–2030 by decision of UNAM’s Junta de Gobierno, succeeding Benjamín Barajas Sánchez.
  • UNAM secretary general Patricia Dávila called for open dialogue across the five planteles and proposed a broad, non‑official committee to forge agreements.
  • Dávila pressed the new director to resolve the ongoing situation at CCH Oriente, which has been under a partial student takeover since February 16 following a strike.
  • The CCH Oriente administration scheduled extraordinary exams for March 10–13 in classrooms with restricted access, with the gender equality course to be held online.
  • Students, teachers and parents asked the Consejo Universitario for Rectoría’s intervention, alleging threats of expulsion, reprisals against striking students and refusals to engage in dialogue.