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On Friday, March 4, the Anderson School of Management hosts a business community open house to showcase programs for professionals and businesses in the Albuquerque community. This open house, which will be held from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., is the first of...

As a student and an educator, Dr. Daisy Thompson has seen firsthand that it takes both academic excellence and cultural competency for Native American students to be successful. She says that no matter how much Native American students may achieve...

Graduate students from the University of New Mexico recently showcased their research at this year’s Graduate Education Day, at the state capitol building. Legislators welcomed students from each of New Mexico’s six graduate schools as they made the case...

Each day for the past several days, Senate Finance Chair John Arthur Smith (D-Deming) has reminded his colleagues about just how dire the state’s financial situation has become. Here is his daily dose of woe for Wednesday: The House built a FY 17 state...

Last week, when deflated revenue projections were announced, the prevailing opinion was that leaving Santa Fe with the same amount of money you came in with would be considered a victory. For higher education, 2016 will not be a winning season. House...

Today is UNM Day at the legislature, which features campus exhibits filling the halls of history, performances in the house and senate chambers, memorials, proclamations, speeches, tours, and meet & greets. The House and Senate are both scheduled to go...

The Tuesday morning session, when the New Mexico Department of Higher Education presented its funding wish list, evolved into a wide-ranging, sometimes lively discussion on topics like funding formula stabilization, disagreement over performance measures...

Meriah Heredia-Griego has been appointed director of the UNM Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) by UNM Vice President for Research Michael Dougher. Heredia-Griego was associate director and research assistant professor at CEPR prior to her...

From curricular revisions to standardized testing, it’s no secret that education in New Mexico has been under the microscope. With a diverse population including many people with special needs, education in New Mexico is being re-imagined across many ...

Gov. Susana Martinez was on the University of New Mexico campus Wednesday kicking off her Summit on Higher Education. As the event’s keynote speaker, Martinez discussed a variety of issues facing higher education; focusing on the need for a more unified...