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Annually, the University Communication and Marketing (UCAM) Department compiles a list of its top-10 general news stories during the course of the year. Below is the list of UNM's top-10 general news stories for 2018. The stories are in random...

From a young age, Aleja Allen loved the idea of Ireland, and says something about the small, green island enchanted her. Jenni Scanlan says the country captured her attention when she travelled there with the UNM Irish Studies group and realized the...

Our stories define who we are. They allow us to connect to people of the past and preserve messages for those who will come after us. In the context of the former, The University of New Mexico’s Center for Regional Studies (CRS) recently held a forum to...

It’s not every day that one bears witness to living history. Students attending The University of New Mexico’s Black Cultural Conference recently were gifted with just such a moment, in the form of John Carlos, “The world’s fastest humanitarian.” Along...

New Mexico is a land rich with history, full of multifarious cultures, peoples, and identities. This undeniable truth made Albuquerque and The University of New Mexico an ideal setting for the annual Critical Race Studies in Education Association (CRSEA)...

Former University of New Mexico Regent Jamie Koch will be at the UNM Bookstore on main campus on Tuesday, May 8 at 10 a.m. to discuss and sign copies of his intriguing new book New Mexico Political History, 1967-2015: Conversations with Those Directly...

"Our history is our strength." This saying is the foundation of the National Women’s History Project (NWHP), the organization that spearheads Women’s History Month each year. For 2018, celebrants are encouraged to highlight and honor women who fight all...

Barbara Brown Simmons has orchestrated many events that are forever part of The University of New Mexico’s historical fabric. Her recent oral history project immortalizes these events, making sure important parts of the University’s history—and the...

This February marks the beginning of Black History Month across the U.S. Many activities are planned to celebrate the achievements of African descent nationally and right here at The University of New Mexico. In anticipation of Black History Month, the...

In response to the positive feedback from the University community, UNM’s Department of History is expanding the public lecture series for History 220: The History of UNM. The course is designed to give students the opportunity to investigate the...