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Rosa Crujeiras Elected USC Rector With 61% in Runoff, First Woman to Lead the University

Her six-year term opens with priorities of staff renewal, housing affordability, administrative simplification.

Overview

  • The statistics professor won the second round with about 61% of the weighted vote, defeating Maite Flores and prevailing across all voting sectors.
  • Overall participation in the runoff reached 34.12%, with a notable drop among permanently tenured doctorate professors and higher student turnout.
  • Telematic voting helped drive unusually strong student participation, a shift analysts reported as favorable to Crujeiras.
  • An appeals window runs through 20 March before the definitive proclamation of the rector on 23 March.
  • Early transition signals include a discreetly assembled team with reports pointing to former deputy Juan Díaz Villoslada as likely gerente, as campaign tensions and a withdrawn appointee remain part of the backdrop.