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Ryan Lindquist is a popular guy, and not just because he has nearly 1,000 friends on Facebook. He’s also in charge of crafting one of the first impressions new students get of The University: Welcome Back Days. Lindquist is an iconic figure on The...

After graduating college, most students begin to see the return of their investment into higher education. Some states see a large return, and some don’t. New Mexico happens to be one of those states that does according to recent poll conducted by...

A University of New Mexico student beat out dozens of other applicants to become the first New Mexican chosen to attend a national public policy leadership academy. The Latino Center for Leadership Development (LCLD) selected 15 people to participate...

The University of New Mexico’s Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, AMP, is designed to increase the enrollment and graduation rate of historically underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.  During the...

Provost Craig White appointed Laura Valdez director of University Advisement following a national search. Valdez is currently the director of the University College Advising Center at UNM. Her appointment begins Aug. 1. “I look forward to working on...

The University of New Mexico’s Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree program is being hailed as one of the top 15 programs of its kind in the United States at No. 14. The new ranking, authored by SR Education Group, analyzed accredited online schools across...

Mission: Graduate, an initiative of United Way of Central New Mexico, in partnership with The University of New Mexico (UNM), New Mexico Workforce Connection Central Region, the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions, the City of Albuquerque, and...

New Mexico leaders announced the incoming class of 2017–18 Woodrow Wilson (WW) MBA Fellows in Education Leadership during a program at The University of New Mexico’s Anderson School of Management. The new fellowship cohort includes 46 current educators...

What would it feel like to become a millionaire almost overnight? Ask UNM innovationAcademy student, Clay Space, who (kind of) did it! At the end of April, Space raised a little over $1 million in less than 48 hours to fund his company, Back to Earth...

The University of New Mexico’s innovationAcademy (iA) is going global. This summer, two iA students will spend several weeks in Italy participating in the European Innovation Academy (EIA) after winning the Spring 2017 iA & STC.UNM Pitch Competition held...