The Culture War Comes Home to Florida International University

Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez appointed interim president of Florida International University .

Dean Obeidallah : Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to control Florida higher education at every level.

Florida 's Board of Governors , which oversees public universities in the Sunshine State , has been stacked with governor’s appointees.

In Texas , Gov. Greg Abbott has stacked boards of public universities with donors.

Florida 's governor has pledged to stay out of the selection process, but skepticism remains as to whether the new search will produce a more independent-minded successor.

As lieutenant governor, Jeanette Nuñez fiercely advocated for laws that have had negative impacts on FIU ’s campus.

Some New College students transferred out of state after a liberal arts college in Massachusetts made offers to students affected by the changes.