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UNM professors Irene Vásquez Ph.D., and Ray Hernández-Durán Ph.D., have curated an exhibit featuring six New Mexican artists whose work can now be seen at the National Hispanic Cultural Center.  

Enrique Lamadrid, distinguished professor emeritus of Spanish in the department of Spanish & Portuguese, and José Rivera, professor emeritus of community and regional planning, both from The University of New Mexico, released...

A University of New Mexico Press publication highlighting the power of art in promoting peace has been recognized in the January 2025 issue of the Journal of the Print World, a renowned quarterly dedicated to fine art on paper. The book, "Art, Peace,...

The Cultural Properties Review Committee (CPRC) voted unanimously to grant a 2021 Heritage Publication Award to Professor Moises Gonzales, Professor Emeritus Enrique Lamadrid and the UNM Press for Nación Genízara. The CPRC is a professional...

The Maxwell Museum at Anthropology recently welcomed a new curator of Archaeology, Kari Schleher, who holds a joint position as assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology. Schleher earned her Ph.D. in Anthropology from UNM in 2010. She comes...

In New Mexico, the High Road between Taos and Santa Fe connects landscapes, cultures and histories in a ring of natural beauty. The route inspires a long tradition of artistry and literary excellence. The University of New Mexico Press’s new imprint High...

Four titles published by the University of New Mexico Press recently were selected as winners of the 2020 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards. The awards, managed by the New Mexico Book Co-op, honor the best books in New Mexico and Arizona. Results were...

Michael Millman is joining The University of New Mexico Press as a senior acquisitions editor. Millman will work towards acquiring books in the subject areas of American, U.S. Western and military history; anthropology and archaeology; environmental...

It was somewhere around the dawning of the Age of Aquarius and the San Francisco music scene was thriving when a new art form evolved. To promote concerts by not-yet-legendary musicians like the Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, and Janis...

Winners of the 2019 New Mexico–Arizona Book Awards were announced at a luncheon held Saturday, Nov. 9, at the Tanoan Country Club in Albuquerque. The awards, managed by the New Mexico Book Co-op, honor the best books in New Mexico and Arizona. Titles...