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On Dec. 15, hundreds of Lobos will become new alumni as they cross their tassels on their mortarboards. Fall Graduation is a day for celebration and reflection, and it is fitting that this year’s Commencement speaker, Faith Roessel, will be asking...

Do you want to volunteer and have fun at the same time? If so, join the Office of the University Secretary in celebrating the Class of 2017 and volunteer to assist in The University of New Mexico's Fall Commencement ceremony. Interim President Chaouki...

Lobos come to The University of New Mexico from all over the world, for a variety of reasons. For many, UNM is the hometown University – for others, the world class academics attracted them here – but, when Brie Mulligan started college in the Midwest, she never imagined an autoimmune disease would lead her to New Mexico and to becoming a Lobo.

As thousands of University of New Mexico students prepare to receive their diplomas, many are looking back to reflect on what it took for them to get to this point. Some may credit their family and friends for supporting them, while others may have overcome personal barriers. For one UNM marketing student though, his motivation came from an unexpected place, during a time that could have crushed him; his mother’s battle with cancer.

When graduate Dominic Aragon talks about NASCAR racing his eyes light up. The Communication and Journalism major lives hundreds of miles from the nearest NASCAR race track. So how did Aragon get full media accreditation to interview drivers and work...

For the past decade, Los Alamos Division Fire Chief-EMS Ben Stone has educated UNM students in the EMS program all the while he was finishing his own formal education and climbing a career ladder. This May, the youngest chief in the LAFD is reaching the...

UNM Parking and Transportation Services (PATS) is informing customers to expect heavy traffic on main campus this weekend due to commencement and convocation ceremonies.  

Graduation for Whitney Johnson is a celebration of many things, but not the end of her academic and basketball career—it isn’t the beginning either. Rather, it’s a bridge to new adventure where she’ll continue her education both on and off the court.

The University of New Mexico hosts its commencement ceremonies Friday-Saturday, May 13-14, recognizing graduate degree students, and baccalaureate and associate degrees students in separate ceremonies. This is the third year UNM hosts separate...

Francis Salas will graduate from the University of New Mexico with his B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering in mid-May. Five years ago even he couldn’t envision this moment. He was in federal prison, nearing the end of a 10-year sentence for drug...