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Almost 140 years after his death, the man born Henry McCarty  ̶  but better known as Billy the Kid  ̶  continues to exert a sense of fascination and romance. Two books about the outlaw, who spent the last part of his life in New Mexico, will be...

All life is precious and that fact is recognized more so when you mourn someone you love. The value of those relationships with the individuals you lose once they are gone is magnified with that realization. Tears flow as friends, relatives and...

The University of New Mexico ranked amongst the top 1.5 percent of the top universities worldwide according to the latest Center for World University Rankings (CWUR)—the largest academic ranking of global universities. In the CWUR’s 2020-2021 rankings,...

University of New Mexico Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs James Holloway has named Harris Smith as dean of the College of Fine Arts effective Aug. 1, 2020. “Harris Smith brings wonderful broad thinking to the role of Dean of the...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, as lawmakers and the governor ready for a June 18 special session, The Line opinion panel welcomes Albuquerque Journal Capitol Bureau Chief Dan Boyd. He and other journalists are busy tracking revenue estimates and...

The UNM Bookstore on main campus opened to the public on a limited basis on June 1 and has continued to monitor public health guidelines to inform future hours of operation. The main campus Bookstore and the north campus Medical/Legal Bookstore will be...

It’s part of the department’s overall mission of individual, family and community education – the wellbeing of New Mexicans – and as families adjust to a new reality amid the COVID-19 outbreak, faculty and students at The University of New Mexico’s...

A massive, colorful snail puppet is sliding through the neighborhoods of Albuquerque, spreading joy and comfort to people of all ages. It’s part of an art project from UNM Fine Arts student Ashleigh Abbott, who is finalist in the upcoming Biodesign...

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) converted all spring semester classes to online formats in March. UNM-LA faculty who were teaching in-person classes quickly converted to new teaching techniques to continue to provide their...

In the wake of recent killings of Black citizens by police, protests have gripped the nation. In response to the current swelling of Black Lives Matter sentiment, the University of New Mexico African American Student Services is hosting a new series on...