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UNAM Rector Urges Return to In-Person Classes, Rejects Virtual Threats

The appeal follows weeks of false bomb calls that prompted temporary closures.

Overview

  • Speaking on Oct. 29, Rector Leonardo Lomelí Vanegas told faculties and schools not to let online threats sow fear.
  • He called for reviewing response protocols and security systems and for resuming face-to-face activities where they remain suspended.
  • Lomelí said the university has reinforced security measures and prioritized mental-health care and comprehensive student support.
  • The remarks came after weeks of disruptions that included intermittent campus shutdowns triggered by repeated false bomb-threat calls.
  • At the ceremony honoring 33 academics, he emphasized unity, dialogue, solidarity, resilience, empathy, and prudence as the basis for stability.