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For the first time ever, the History Department is offering a class about the "History of The University of New Mexico." The course titled, “History 220 – The History of The University of New Mexico,” features a series of public lectures on a variety of...

First National Bank of Santa Fe is the oldest financial institution in the Southwest; and now it’s continuing its legacy of service by gifting its archival collection to The University of New Mexico.

A Civil War History of the New Mexico Volunteers and Militia, by leading Civil War historian Jerry D. Thompson, won the 2016 A. M. Pate, Jr. Award in Civil War History from the Fort Worth Civil War Round Table this month. The award, which includes a...

Since 1976, Black History Month has been celebrated across the country during the month of February. At The University of New Mexico, it’s an opportunity to highlight and applaud the achievements of African Americans throughout the U.S. and right here at UNM.

One of the nation’s foremost figures in the field of history, diplomatic affairs and Civil Rights will be visiting The University of New Mexico as this year’s keynote speaker at the 32nd Annual Black History Month Kick-off Brunch on Jan. 28 at 11 a.m. in...

Professor Emeritus John Kessell will give a lecture on Southwestern mapmaking on Friday, Sept. 9 in the UNM History Department Commons Room—1104 Mesa Vista Hall—from 2:30-4 p.m.  

Two books published by the University of New Mexico Press won awards at the 2016 Historical Society of New Mexico Awards Banquet last month. Winners were announced on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at the Annual Awards Banquet held at the Courtyard Marriott...

Former UNM football player Katie Hnida has been named one of 30 Most Influential Women in College Sports. She was named no. 18 on the Sports Management Degree Guide list. Hnida is the first and only female to ever score in an FBS Division I football...

Laguna Pueblo: A Photographic History, by authors Lee Marmon and Tom Corbett, won the 2016 Western Heritage Award for Photography Book from the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. A Wrangler — a bronze sculpture of a cowboy on horseback—will be...

For more than 30 years, The University of New Mexico’s Africana Studies Program has celebrated the start of Black History Month with a kick-off brunch and featured speaker. This year, Africana Studies in partnership with the African American Student...