Government Relations

The 2020 session of the NM Legislature begins soon and UNM has been hard at work identifying this year’s legislative priorities. The state's abbreviated legislative sessions in even numbered years typically focus on state finances and a handful of policy...

University of New Mexico President Garnett S. Stokes has named Connie Beimer as interim vice president of Alumni Relations effective Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. The leadership change was prompted by the departure of Dana Allen, who recently accepted a...

Standard and Poor’s Financial Service (S&P), one of the nation’s premier credit rating services, has revised The University of New Mexico’s long-term rating by one level, from “AA” to “AA-.” At the same time, S&P also revised UNM’s rating outlook from...

Dr. Barbara Damron

University of New Mexico President Garnett S. Stokes has selected Dr. Barbara Damron to lead the University’s government relations efforts through the remainder of the fiscal year. Damron is currently an associate professor and Ph.D. program director at...

Leadership from The University of New Mexico joined others from around the state at the 2019 NM Higher Education Summit, hosted by CNM.  President Garnett S. Stokes was there along with all the UNM branch campus chancellors. Leadership that have joined...

The University of New Mexico and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) signed a landmark Institutional Agreement that provides staff from both institutions unprecedented access to collaborative research and allows for academic appointments for LANL staff...

When Albuquerque was chosen as the host city for the 2019 National Senior Games, it became the second-largest event in the City and the single-largest athletic event in the country with more than 14,000 athletes participating. Not only that, but The...

"I am deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Sen. John Pinto, who was an alumnus and steadfast advocate of The University of New Mexico. Throughout his long tenure in the state senate, Sen. Pinto was a proponent for all New Mexico students and, in...

Michelle Lujan Grisham, who has committed her life to rebuilding her home state, began her professional career providing free legal service to seniors, laying a foundation for selfless work on behalf of vulnerable New Mexicans, the defining...