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The UNM Alumni Association and UNM Young Alumni Chapter celebrate the Spring Class of 2017 by inviting graduates to party with their pack at the New Grad Bash from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 11 at Hodgin Hall Alumni Center.

The break room in the UNM Health Sciences Center (HSC) Custodial Services suite was quiet and tense as the staff awaited an announcement from the Physical Plant Department (PPD) interim director, Shirley Mitchell, last week. Little did they know the announcement to be made was to present the first PPD’s Outstanding Manager Award for 2016 to Michael Crocker, manager of HSC Custodial Services.

Armond Harold “Army” Seidler joined the UNM faculty in 1957, and was appointed chair of the Health, Physical Education & Recreation (HPER) department. Army’s UNM career spanned 33 years, including 14 as department chair. During his first year at UNM,...

At 19-years-old, Colleen Fabian was diagnosed with brain cancer. A UNM junior at the time, Fabian was forced to undergo surgery to remove the tumor in her brain. But, thanks to the support from her family, friends and the University community, Fabian...

Acting Provost Craig White has appointed Lawrence Roybal acting vice president for the Division of Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at The University of New Mexico. As acting vice president, Roybal will oversee the mission and day-to-day activities in the...

The University of New Mexico’s Office of University Counsel (OUC) has received a first of its kind honor for its work as women and for women in the legal field. The New Mexico Women’s Bar Association selected UNM OUC for its inaugural Supporting Women in...

The first-ever Stuart A. Northrop Distinguished Lecture series, hosted by The University of New Mexico’s Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, features Professor Jonathan Payne in a talk titled, “The Modern (6th) Mass Extinction: A Geological...

The University of New Mexico hosts its Spring 2017 Commencement ceremony Saturday, May 13 for graduate, baccalaureate and associates degrees. The ceremony begins at 9 a.m. at The Pit. This year, UNM returns to a single ceremony to honor all its...

It’s award season at The University of New Mexico and one of the groups recognized recently were outstanding educators with the annual Teaching Awards sponsored by the Faculty Senate Teaching Enhancement Committee and the Center for Teaching Excellence...

The University of New Mexico Global Education Office (GEO) and UNM Bookstores are celebrating the grand opening of a new Passport Center in the main campus bookstore on Friday, May 5 from 1:30–3 p.m. “This is an exciting new service that UNM can provide...