University chief quits ahead of arrest order

The head of Puerto Rico's largest public university announced on 23 May that she had resigned just hours before she faced arrest for failing to reopen an institution that has been shut down by a student strike for nearly two months, writes Danica Coto for Associated Press.

Interim President Nivia Fernandez stepped down along with three members of the board of governors of the University of Puerto Rico, including the board's president and vice-president.

The university's gates have remained locked and blocked by piles of desks and tyres since late March as students protest US$450 million in budget cuts sought by a federal control board overseeing the island's finances. The island's governor has proposed the cuts be reduced to US$241 million, but no deal has been reached.
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