Provost’s Office

An academic advisor is now one of the first faces new students see after enrolling and going through freshman orientation. With advisement changes, students can now meet immediately with advisors from their intended school or college. If the student hasn't yet chosen a major, he or she is assigned to University College.

Dymaneke Mitchell has been appointed director of Assessment announced University of New Mexico Provost Chaouki Abdallah. Mitchell is an assistant professor and director of accreditation and assessment at Albany State University in Albany, Ga. Her appoi

This fall, the University of New Mexico is offering three massive open online courses or MOOC’s through Coursera, a company developed by professors at Stanford University to reach out to students who don’t want to step onto campus.

Paul Gillan Risser, a champion of education, died on Thursday, July 10 after a lengthy illness. He was 74. Risser served as provost and vice-president for academic affairs at the University of New Mexico from 1986 to 1992. UNM Provost, Chaouki ...

Provost Chaouki Abdallah has announced the list of 2014 UNM Distinguished Professors. The rank of Distinguished Professor is the highest faculty title that UNM bestows, and it is awarded to only a few of the most prominent faculty.

The Provost’s Committee for Staff will once again be offering three $350 scholarships to UNM staff who participate in the Tuition Remission Program for the fall 2014 semester. The money will help cover the cost of academic books, course fees and ...

Students write all the time. They text, they tweet, they write Facebook posts, but what happens when they try to write a paper, or when they graduate and are asked to write an analysis of a technical problem, a contract or a professional paper?

University of New Mexico Provost Chaouki Abdallah has announced the appointment of Carol Parker as senior vice provost for Academic Affairs effective immediately.

In 1889, the University of New Mexico began with a transformational gift of land where UNM was built and remains to this day as New Mexico’s flagship university. 125 years later, UNM has received another transformational gift that will impact ...

UNM celebrates a milestone in a nearly three year effort to improve the experience of first year students.  The Foundations of Excellence project involved more than 200 faculty members, staff and students who volunteered...