Branch Campuses

The University of New Mexico announced it will not require students, faculty and staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before returning to campus this August. Currently, available vaccines are still under Emergency Use Authorization by the FDA, so UNM...

UNM-Valencia hosted a groundbreaking ceremony to commemorate years of planning and the construction of the Workforce Training Center (WTC). The WTC will house vocational and computer labs, classrooms, offices, indoor/outdoor common areas and the Small...

University of New Mexico Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs James Holloway has named Dr. Mary Gutierrez as chancellor for the UNM-Taos branch campus effective Aug. 1, 2021. Gutierrez comes to UNM-Taos from Diablo Valley College...

The National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP) recently announced UNM-Taos Dual Enrollment Program’s proposed session, “Expanding Dual Enrollment: Hispanic and Tribal Communities in Rural Southwest,” will be presented during the...

UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA), UNM School of Engineering and the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) recently celebrated the creation of a program in mechanical engineering to meet local workforce needs.  UNM-LA hosted an event Monday, June 7 to recognize...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) research initiative recently awarded UNM-Taos’ new training program a $500,000 Agricultural Workforce Training grant UNM-Taos and UNM-Taos Hive (Hub of Internet-Based...

In April, UNM-Valencia Campus Chancellor Alice Letteney was selected to participate as a panelist for La Academia de Liderazgo’s seminar, “Overview of a President’s Role in Advocacy & How do Institutions of Higher Education Make Their Best Case to Policy...

Althea Denlinger said she always knew she wanted to work with computers - so enamored by how they work, it prompted Denlinger and her brother to build a desktop at home. After moving to Los Alamos from Pittsburgh, Denlinger worked at Hot Rocks Café and...

Three finalists will meet with faculty, staff, students and community members in Taos and Albuquerque as The University of New Mexico narrows down its search for the next Taos Branch Campus chancellor. The final three candidates include Mary Gutierrez,...

Envisioned to become an unconventional, functional and flexible entry into campus life, golden shovels broke ground on the new College Pathways to Careers Center (CPCC) at UNM-Taos Klauer Campus last month. “This building is going to be awesome. We...