Overview
- Leonardo Lomelí Vanegas said autonomy "is not inherited" but must be exercised and defended every day to keep knowledge free from partisan or group interests.
- He warned that weakening autonomy erodes freedom of teaching, exposes research to external pressure, and risks training shaped by transient agendas rather than academic criteria.
- The event gathered rectors, ANUIES leadership, and officials from the Auditoría Superior de la Federación to discuss limits, balances, and shared responsibilities between fiscal oversight and academic independence.
- Lomelí highlighted internal governance—collegiate bodies, checks and balances, inclusive participation, selection processes, and curricular and research deliberations—as living expressions of autonomy.
- UASLP rector Alejandro Zermeño called for strengthening autonomy so universities can fulfill their mission and stressed the need for capable auditing bodies to build public trust, marking UASLP’s 103rd autonomy anniversary.