The “Master Fraud” affects public universities
After Rosario Robles , the former Social Development Minister, was arrested and is now facing a trial , public university deans are asking the members of the lower chamber's Finance Commission to investigate the so-called “Master Fraud” so that not all the universities in the country are affected. They insist that the fraud that involves several public universities , directly affected the image of the universities because every time they need more resources the answer is no, as a result of the so-called “Master Fraud.” Tonatiuh Bravo Padilla, a Morena lawmaker and the former dean of the University of Guadalajara, said that the scandal is in the past and that now is time move forward. Nevertheless, we've been told that this is no easy task since several universities have a lot to explain to federal authorities.
#NoMoreTantrums
A few weeks ago, EL UNIVERSAL talked about the first writ of amparo filed against the construction of the Santa Lucía airport and the first provisional suspension of the project. Immediately after, the group #NoMoreSquandering showed up and claimed it was behind the motion and even shared a statement , citing the article published by EL UNIVERSAL. Now that the newspaper published the first verdict in favor of the federal government , the group's lawyers, sponsored by businessman Claudio X. González , tried to refute the information and the impact the verdict will have in a writ of amparo they didn't even file. This group is everywhere and can't handle being defeated. #NoMoreTantrums .
Who will lead the UNAM?
The race to find a new UNAM dean officially starts today. We've been told that the UNAM has released the requisites to participate in the election process to become the UNAM dean from 2019-2023 . We've been told that next month, on October 24, the UNAM will release a list of the people the university considers as the best contenders and the audiences will take place, starting on November 4. Once the interviews are done, the university will announce who will lead the university for the next 4 years; current dean, Enrique Graue could be among those who have a chance.
Trump invites two Mexicans to the White House
President Donald Trump
invited two Mexicans to an event to celebrate the “ Hispanic Heritage Month ” on Friday. The Mexicans invited are ambassador Martha Bárcena and federal lawmaker Pilar Lozano , who is also the head of the Mobility Commission and the vice-president of the friendship group for Mexico and the U.S. We've been told that that the lawmaker has received several requests from the Foreign Ministry , in order to test the waters now that Trump's impeachment could complicate the ratification of the USMCA .
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