Overview
- UNAM rector Leonardo Lomelí said autonomy must be exercised daily and is expressed through collegial governance, checks and balances, and participatory decision-making.
- He warned that without autonomy, freedom of teaching weakens and research becomes vulnerable to external pressures, while emphasizing continued accountability to society.
- ANUIES chief Luis González Placencia urged a united front against political interference, citing UACAM where José Alberto Abud Flores was detained for alleged simple drug possession, removed, and later released.
- González Placencia rejected any “illegitimate” appointments at UACAM as a threat to autonomy after a group of university councilors selected Fanny Guillermo Maldonado as rector.
- ANUIES outlined a protection agenda that includes transparency, constitutional controls, sufficient budgets, and financial self-management, as university leaders warn of severe 2026 federal cuts that could push institutions to seek external financing.