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The University of New Mexico is one of 13 U.S. universities participating in the 100 Syrian Women, 10,000 Syrian Lives scholarship program in its first round sponsored by the Institute for International Education (IIE) and Jusoor. The program is designed...

The University of New Mexico has an important message for its students, staff and faculty representing numerous cultures, identities, and nationalities—you are welcome here. As part of a nationwide campaign, the University is voicing its appreciation for...

The invitation was simple, come experience the culture of the Southwest—learn about the people, traditional food and see the landscape that produces tumbleweeds. Twelve German educators from across Deutschland accepted the invite and boarded a plane....

UNM students Joseluis Ayala, Erin Bush, Matthew Chavez and Annie Edwards received the prestigious Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Award this year—doubling the number of CLS awards received over last year. UNM’s Global Education Office (GEO) played a...

On Thursday, Sept. 1, UNM's Global Education Office (GEO) hosts its annual Study Abroad Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m on Cornell Mall, between the Student Union Building and Mesa Vista Hall. Over 80 countries will be represented at the fair along with more...

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...

During the month of June, The Innovation Academy for Women of the Americas, “The Academy,” will be hosted on UNM’s main campus. Designed to facilitate more women in the STEM+Architecture fields to pursue graduate study, the program is unique as it...

The University of New Mexico Global Education Office seeks applications for its 2nd Annual UNM International Cook-Off, which is set for Friday, Nov. 21 from 5 - 7 p.m. in the Student Union Building Ballrooms. The application deadline is Friday, Oct. 24.

The University of New Mexico's Global Education Office (GEO) announced the appointment of David Wright to the position of associate director for Education Abroad. Wright will lead the organization in its efforts to implement new partnerships that will

English language instruction has long been thought to be best suited for classrooms only; but last fall, UNM’s Center for English Language and American Culture (CELAC) launched an online preparation course for the Test of English as a Foreign Language ...