Overview
- Rector Leonardo Lomelí Vanegas appointed Manuel Palma Rangel to head SPAMSU, replacing Raúl Arcenio Aguilar Tamayo after weeks of unrest on campus.
- Palma was instructed to convene the community and security commissions for a diagnostic evaluation focused on prevention, communication and permanent coordination.
- He pledged to strengthen strategies that keep students, academics and staff safe, emphasizing a professional, community-centered approach.
- A 25‑year UNAM Economics professor with a PhD in political economy, Palma previously held federal and state penitentiary security posts, including in the State of Mexico and the National Security Commission.
- Strikes persist in several faculties and CCH Sur postponed in‑person classes as it works on safety conditions, while UNAM canceled Saturday vaccination at the Olympic Stadium after an assault on staff and the rector thanked Aguilar Tamayo, who will continue collaborating.