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The University of New Mexico (UNM) is hosting Professor Jesús A. Fernández, a visiting scholar from the Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua (UACH), as the 2025 Fulbright Mexico Studies Chair. The position is part of a multi-year agreement between UNM’s...

The first book on renowned Mexican composer Mario Lavista, published last year by Ana R. Alonso-Minutti, associate professor of Musicology at The University of New Mexico, has received a prestigious award from the American Musicological...

U.S. Diplomat-in-Residence (DIR) Antoinette Hurtado will visit The University of New Mexico Oct. 22-23. Hurtado will be on campus hosting information sessions, talks, and office hours, looking to talk to students about career and internship opportunities...

Distinguished international relations scholar Rafael Velázquez Flores is visiting UNM this fall as the Fulbright Mexico Studies Chair. This position was created through a partnership between UNM’s Latin American and Iberian Institute (LAII) and the...

The Department of History, with sponsorships and support from the Center for the Southwest, the Feminist Research Institute, the Institute of American Indian Research, the Institute of Medieval Studies, the Latin American and Iberian Institute, Women,...

The Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) at The University of New Mexico has been awarded a Title VI Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language grant from the U.S. Department of Education. UNM is one of only 13 institutions nationwide...

The Instituto Cervantes Albuquerque and The University of New Mexico Department of Chicana & Chicano Studies will feature singer and scholar Tomás Lozano at the Maxwell Museum's Hibben Center for Archeology Research this Friday, Oct. 6, from 3:30 to 4:40...

The University of New Mexico Department of Anthropology celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 15 through Oct. 15. The department website features a page full of resources for Hispanic Heritage Month, including UNM Hispanic organizations, Hispanic...

Eric Griego, who is currently a Visiting Scholar at the Latin American and Iberian Institute at The University of New Mexico, has been named a Fulbright Scholar to Spain.  The Fulbright Program is devoted to increasing mutual understanding between the...

Linda Hall, Distinguished Emerita Professor of History at The University of New Mexico, died at her son’s home on Sept. 30, 2022. A memorial service is set for Saturday, April 1, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the UNM Alumni Memorial Chapel to coincide with the...