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After a competitive nationwide search, Gregory Lanier has been named the new dean of The University of New Mexico Honors College. The announcement was made by UNM President Chaouki Abdallah and Provost Craig White. The appointment is effective July...

UNM Acting Provost Craig White announced three finalists invited to campus for the Honors College dean position. The candidate visits will include open forums and meetings with campus administrators, faculty, staff, students and community members. The...

A team of researchers, including UNM Honors College Professor Jason R. Moore, has found a new species of tyrannosaur dinosaur — the most popular of the prehistoric creatures. After the fossils were pulled out of the muddy banks of a Montana river, the...

It’s not often that college students are asked to play games in class. But if you stop by the UNM Honors College, you’ll see that traditional teaching is taking a backseat to creativity. The College’s Diplomacy Lab is using gamification strategies, as...

The Honors College is a source of great pride for The University of New Mexico. Its nearly six-decade tenure on this campus, first as a program then as a college, is filled with a profound history of enriching the education of UNM scholars. In an...

Ten celebrated New Mexico authors will discuss their work and the creative process this fall in appearances at The University of New Mexico Honors College. These Honors Forum lectures were established over 30 years ago by well-known local author Tony...

Summer for most college students is a time for road trips and odd jobs. The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) program takes this tradition and turns it into a life-changing experience for UNM students.  

Seventeen students from The University of New Mexico (UNM) recently returned from a summer study abroad program in Limerick, Ireland led by David Wright, director of Education Abroad. The trip was geared toward service-learning, a teaching strategy that...

Longtime Professor and Associate Dean Ursula Shepherd is taking a bow after almost two decades of a successful career at The University of New Mexico. A Last Lecture and Reception, sponsored by UNM’s Honors College, Alumni Chapter and Alumni ...

Student athletes understand what it means to prepare for the future. Long hours in the gym and on the field or the court are a given—especially at The University of New Mexico, an NCAA Division I school. Dedication and hard work to compete at the top...