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Cindy Nava heads to Washington, D.C. where she will become the first former DACA recipient in the United States to receive a White House presidential appointment. Nava, a University of New Mexico alumna, will serve as the senior policy advisor to the...

National advocate, immigrant and UNM Alumna Cindy Nava is joining the Aspen Institute Executive leadership program this fall – making her the first former DACA recipient to be accepted into the rigorous national program. “Being the first to...

The United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI), an award-winning national nonprofit organization, hosts its flagship youth program at Atrisco Heritage Academy on Friday, Oct. 19, from 9:53 - 10:53 a.m. featuring Cindy Nava, USHLI’s Deputy Chief...

A University of New Mexico graduate is relocating to Chicago to pursue a life-changing leadership role on the national level. Cindy Nava is the new Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for the U.S. Hispanic Leadership Institute, an award-winning national,...

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 Mexican government wants to make sure undocumented Mexican citizens studying in the United States know what resources are available to them. To connect with those students, the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs held its first ‘Dreamers in Motion’...

University of New Mexico graduate student Cindy Nava has been selected to attend the first-ever "United State of Women Summit" hosted by the White House Tuesday, June 14 in Washington D.C. First Lady Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey have...

A contingent of UNM leaders are headed to Washington D.C. after receiving an exciting joint-invitation from the Mexican Embassy in Washington D.C. and Mexican Consulate in Albuquerque. Efren Leyva Acevedo, Mexican Consulate in Albuquerque, joined his...

Annually, the University Communication and Marketing (UCAM) Department compiles a list of its Top-10 general News stories during the course of the year. Below is the list of UNM's Top-10 general News stories for 2015. The stories are in random...

In observance of National Hispanic Month, the Huffington Post/Latino Voices released its “40 Under 40: Latinos in American Politics” to watch for in this upcoming election cycle. Making the list is University of New Mexico student, Cindy Nava, who...