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Daniel Webb, a visiting scholar at The University of New Mexico's Center for Regional Studies (CRS), has been awarded a Digital Collections Fellowship by the Omohundro Institute of Early American Culture and History for the digitization of archival...

Our stories define who we are. They allow us to connect to people of the past and preserve messages for those who will come after us. In the context of the former, The University of New Mexico’s Center for Regional Studies (CRS) recently held a forum to...

The tradition of oral histories may seem somewhat intangible for use in academic research, but many scholars see inherent value in exploring such a rich and unique tool. To that end, The University of New Mexico’s Center for Regional Studies will present...

The Center for Regional Studies (CRS) at The University of New Mexico (UNM) is pleased to announce visiting appointments for David F. García and Daniel Webb, Ph.D.s. Both scholars will carry out semester-long research projects at UNM through the center’s...

Visiting Center for Regional Studies (CRS) scholar in residence, Anita Huizar-Hernández, present a talk titled “Forging the Southwest” on Wednesday, April 18 at 2 p.m. in the Waters Room at Zimmerman Library. In the late 19th century, a man James...

Given the area’s rich, manifold history, the quest for knowledge about New Mexico and the Southwest is boundless. The Center for Regional Studies (CRS) at The University of New Mexico embodies that quest announcing visiting appointments for Dr. Anita...

Amy Gore, an American Literary Studies doctoral candidate in the University of New Mexico English Department, has been named the 2016-17 Center for Regional Studies Hector Torres Fellow.  Before entering UNM’s doctoral program, Gore previously taught...

The Center for Regional Studies (CRS) is requesting project proposals from UNM departments that address historical and emerging trends relating to the peoples and cultures of the greater Southwest. Those who submit proposals may apply for funding for...

Hal Holbrook was in Albuquerque recently. It wasn’t his first time. The first time was in 1959. Holbrook sat down with Aracely “Arcie” Chapa, manager of multimedia services for the Center for Regional Studies, for a video she is producing to help...

José Rivera, a Center for Regional Studies research scholar and professor in community and regional planning in the School of Architecture and Planning, recently received the first ever Acequia Scholar Award from the New Mexico Acequia Association. Rivera was honored for his years of academic service to acequias.