1999 UNAM strike strike began. In November 1999, Barnés resigned his position as rector of the UNAM. He had given in to some of the demands of the CGH; the CGH, however, kept extending the closure and making new demands. One of these demands was open admission for all students graduating from university-run high schools (some measure of which existed, but was contingent on a number of conditions including a sufficiently high GPA). In January 2000 the Junta de Gobierno appointed Juan Ramón de la Fuente, who had served previously as Secretary of Health in President Zedillo's cabinet, as the UNAM's rector. One
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