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Just prior to winter break, University of New Mexico President Robert Frank received a letter from Higher Education Department Secretary Jose Garcia notifying him that the Legislative Lottery Scholarship award would no longer cover 100 percent of tuition. UNM has stepped in to cover the reduction for most students affected by the cut.

For higher education, the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) hearing in December is the biggest and most important of the interim season. This is when institutions outline their legislative requests and when legislators work hard to deflate campus expectations.

The Run Nerds Run! 5K held Sept. 6 at the University of New Mexico attracted 77 runners while raising funds for student scholarships. The run raised funds for the Visionaries of Infinite Potential (VIP) endowment. Once endowed, the scholarships will ...

In a session that seemed to limp along for weeks on end, everything that needed to get accomplished was accomplished as the Legislature adjourned sine die at noon today.   Lottery Solvency   It wouldn’t be a final day without brinkmanship.  This mo

This fledgling New Year already brings budget recommendations from the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) and the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) that will provide baselines for budget talks in the upcoming session of the New Mexico...

For the fifth consecutive year, the UNM Division of Student Affairs has teamed up with businessman and owner of El Mezquite Markets, Sergio Bermudez, to host the annual Mezquite Golf Tournament to raise funds for scholarships for UNM students. As in years past, additional funds for the scholarship have come from Albuquerque office of the Mexican Consulate.

The UNM Parent Association is soliciting applications for scholarships for the 2012-2013 academic year. The scholarships, which are available to undergraduates and graduates, will be awarded based primarily on financial need and academic achievement. ...

The Institute for Mexicans Abroad (IME) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, through the Mexican Consulate in Albuquerque, is contributing $50,000 for a scholarship fund to provide 50 University of New Mexico students with $2,000 scholarships, ...

A representative from the Udall Foundation will be on UNM's main campus on Wednesday, Nov. 10 to provide information sessions on scholarship and internship opportunities. The representative will provide information sessions on scholarship and internship ...