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Lookout, Mack the Knife is back in town! UNM’s Department of Theatre and Dance presents The Threepenny Opera, “an opera for beggars,” the groundbreaking musical tale of London’s most notorious criminal, Macheath. Set in a society obsessed with money,...

A new study released by political science professors at The University of New Mexico could change how the state regulates and records public campaign financing.

It is with great sadness that the UNM Sociology Department says goodbye to one of its emeritus faculty members, Bob Fiala. He passed away on July 28, 2017 after valiantly fighting pancreatic cancer. Professor Emeritus Susan Tiano and Professor Felipe...

The University of New Mexico’s Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, AMP, is designed to increase the enrollment and graduation rate of historically underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.  During the...

Provost Craig White appointed Laura Valdez director of University Advisement following a national search. Valdez is currently the director of the University College Advising Center at UNM. Her appointment begins Aug. 1. “I look forward to working on...

After teaching for almost 30 years, UNM School of Law Regents Professor Sherri Burr is retiring from her tenured position on July 31. She was the first African-American female to be granted tenure and promotion to full professor at UNM.  Burr taught...

A new concentration within the University of New Mexico School of Architecture & Planning (SA&P) is already turning out award-winning pupils. Students Madison Wickstrom and Arjun Bhakta both took honors in the 2017 Robert Bruce Thompson Annual Student...

A University of New Mexico faculty member is leading an international organization aimed at connecting higher education institutions to Latin American studies resources.

Spanning more than 2,000 years of history, UNM's Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections is full of surprises – from medieval manuscripts, music, and memorabilia, to prints, posters, presidential letters, and much more.

The Organization, Information and Learning Sciences (OILS) department is looking for meditation practitioners to take part in a research study. The study will look at how meditation practitioners integrate mindfulness concepts and practices into their...