Reading time: about 5 minutesEileen Higgins MBA ’89 made history on Dec. 9 when she was elected as Miami’s first female mayor. Higgins won the mayoral election, earning 59.46% of the vote against Republican candidate Emilio T. González, who earned 40.54%. In an interview with the New York Times, he said that he called Higgins after the election to wish her the best as mayor. After Cornell, Higgins built a career in public service. When asked about her time at Cornell, Higgins spoke affectionately of her classes in organizational behavior and professors like Prof.

Source: Daily Sun February 19, 2026 04:04 UTC