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It was 45 years ago in 1980 when Women’s History Month became national recognition forged by a group of women’s organizations from around the country who petitioned President Jimmy Carter for the recognition and won.  According to the National Women's...

The University of New Mexico hosts an entire month of opportunities to learn, gain experience, create, and advocate to commemorate American Indian Heritage Month. The UNM Department of Anthropology has compiled a complete page of resources on its...

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 University of New Mexico recently announced the appointment of Francisco Galarte as the new director of the Feminist Research Institute. “I am honored to have been selected as the new director for the FRI and build upon the legacy of past directors....

Kimberly Gauderman, associate professor of History at The University of New Mexico, will address “Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation in U.S. Asylum Law” as part of the Feminist Research Institute’s Distinguished Feminist Research Lecture series. The...

The UNM Action Collaborative for Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education, a local facet of the National Academies for Science, Engineering, and Medicine, is offering several upcoming opportunities for the campus community to examine how to...

Kat Blaque, a feminist YouTube personality and transgender rights activist, who refers to herself as an “intersectionality salad” is coming to UNM for a True Tea talk on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. in Keller Hall.   Blaque’s weekly True Tea Youtube...

Sadia Kabir is exploring a new world in the basement of Farris Engineering Building. The Ph.D. student in engineering works in the research group headed by University of New Mexico Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Plamen...

It’s easy to form the mental image of a hacker hunched over a computer, probing a way to get your personal information, whether to sell it, acquire credit cards in your name, or use your health insurance.

The University of New Mexico Feminist Research Institute presents Vermont Governor Madeleine Kunin, delivering, "The New Feminist Agenda: Defining the Next Revolution for Women, Work and Family," on Monday, ...