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By Karen Wentworth
March 27, 2012
In his book "Miracle on the Mesa", Bud Davis notes that two students - Marie Pope Wallis and Hector H. Lee - were the first to get their doctorates at the June 7, 1947 commencement.Lee's degree was in English - American Studies, American Civilization, ...
By Karen Wentworth
March 05, 2012
The 2012 Annual Meeting of the Southwest Oral History Association will feature a number of UNM Faculty and students. The conference is scheduled for Friday-Saturday, April 13-14 at the Hotel Albuquerque.Featured presenters include Kristen S. Valencia on ...
By Karen Wentworth
January 05, 2012
One hundred years ago, U.S. President William H. Taft signed the document that made New Mexico the 47th state of the union. UNM is celebrating with a new digital archive that throws open the photo collections of museums throughout the state. The archive ...
By Carolyn Gonzales
January 04, 2012
Princeton University History Professor Martha Sandweiss is the featured speaker for the 2011-2012 C. Ruth and Calvin P. Horn Lecture in Western History and Culture, presented by the UNM Department of History's Center for the Southwest. Sandweiss ...
By Carolyn Gonzales
October 11, 2011
Distinguished Las Cruces writer Denise Chávez presents the second annual Rudolfo and Patricia Anaya Lecture on the Literature of the Southwest, speaking on the connections between Chicana feminism and borderlands literature, on Wednesday, Oct. 19, in the ...
By Karen Wentworth
February 25, 2011
It was the late 1970's. Albuquerque was on a growth spurt and the steadily increasing numbers of single and divorced people were becoming frustrated trying to deal with a society that was primarily marriage/family oriented. Marilyn Stutt was working in ...
By Carolyn Gonzales
October 15, 2010
Event marks inaugural Rudolfo and Patricia Anaya LectureThe UNM Department of English kicks off the new Rudolfo and Patricia Anaya Lecture Series on the Literature of the Southwest on Thursday, Oct. 21 at 5:30 p.m. in the George Pearl Hall auditorium. ...
By Karen Wentworth
September 03, 2010
Late at night on Sept. 15, 1810 in Guanajuato, Mexico Father Miguel Hidalgo set into motion a series of events that rallied Mexican workers to stand unified in their opposition to Spanish Colonial rule.UNM students Mikey G. de la Rosa and Michael Wolff ...
By Mara Kerkez
July 21, 2010
healing ceremony.">A series of free traditional Mexican health fairs, Ferias de Salud, and workshops will be held in the Albuquerque, Alcalde, Espanola and Santa Fe areas Tuesday-Thursday, July 27 -29, in conjunction with the 10th annual Traditional ...
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