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Casa Urraca Press emphasizes New Mexico and Southwestern writers of poetry and nonfiction. The press also focuses on educational opportunities, enabling readers and aspiring writers to take workshops with authors – and it’s done through the hard work of...

Inspiration comes in many different forms including people, place and experiences. Sometimes it’s a combination of factors as in the case of University of New Mexico 2020 graduate Destinie Angel Otero.   For Otero, a first-generation graduate,...

The University of New Mexico Division for Equity and Inclusion (DEI) has added several new additions to its staff for the FY21 academic year. Kathy L. Powers and Marissa Greenberg will join DEI as the 2021 DEI Academic Leadership Faculty (DEI-ALF)...

When the pandemic shut down public places, the team at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at The University of New Mexico decided if people couldn’t come to the museum, they’d take the museum to the people. Virtually. The latest edition to the online...

Maude “Sush” May has earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree in nursing, and recently completed her doctor of nursing practice (DNP) at The University of New Mexico College of Nursing. But her educational journey did not come without its hardships, and...

After a lengthy process, The University of New Mexico’s Board of Regents recently adopted a new official seal, which will be implemented throughout 2021. The new seal is simple block lettered design that is centered with UNM’s new logo and the...

Moving to a new country where you don’t know the language is difficult endeavor for anyone at any age. For immigrant and now U.S. citizen, Amenah Adi, it’s exactly how she began her journey in America—not knowing much about the English language.  It was...

A health education years in the making and culminating with a final semester of remote learning due to a worldwide pandemic. But time and time again, with every calibrated move, Tiffany Martinez-Durant has strategized ways to further her educational...

Debbie Ellzey is graduating this fall at 52 years old. After a long career, she decided to further her education and ended up making a unique degree switch not long into her academic career. “I went to nursing school because I was a single mom at 17, I...

Adjusting to new surroundings is nothing new for UNM senior Grant Atencio. His dad’s military career took the family across the United States to Hawaii, Georgia, Texas, Arizona and Colorado, just to name a few. New schools, new friends, new cities and...