1999 UNAM strike 1999 UNAM strike The 1999-2000 strike and shutdown of the UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico, the largest university in Latin America) had its origins in the January 1999 announcement by its latest rector that tuition would increase significantly and graduation requirements would become more restrictive. In response, a large group of students declared a strike and blockaded the main campus to the point of institutional paralysis. The blockades intensified and eventually led to the university's closure, during which there were violent encounters between opposition groups, students, guards and faculty. The crisis led to the eventual resignation of the university's
School of Political and Social Sciences, UNAM School of Political and Social Sciences, UNAM The Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales (FCPyS, "Faculty of Political and Social Sciences") is a faculty within Mexico's Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), responsible for directing research and teaching programs in the fields of political science and social science. It was first established in 1951 as the Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales (ENCPyS, "National School of Political and Social Sciences"), before its conversion to full faculty status from 26 January 1968. FCPyS offers five academic degrees at the "Licenciatura" (undergraduate) level, in public administration, Communication studies, political science, international