Overview

• She becomes the institution’s second woman president, succeeding Silvia Giorguli after a decade in office.
• Her term begins on September 20 with a public inauguration set for September 22 at 10:00 in the campus esplanade led by SEP chief Mario Delgado, with SECIHTI head Rosaura Ruiz attending.
• The decision was announced in an official communiqué from the Junta de Gobierno following its session in Mexico City.
• Other shortlisted candidates were Raymundo Campos Vázquez of the CEE and Vicente Ugalde Saldaña of the CEDUA.
• Covarrubias is an Oxford-trained scholar and CEI researcher since 1995 with senior administrative experience and SNII Level III distinction.