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When Efraín Villa packed his bags for an international business law course in the United Kingdom, he didn’t know the trip would alter the course of his life. The Albuquerque native, who had grown up camping in New Mexico but hadn’t yet traveled abroad,...

Every year from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, people and organizations alike celebrate the history, culture, and contributions of the various Hispanic and Latinx diasporas across the U.S. for Hispanic Heritage Month.  The time frame of the month aligns with the...

The symposium, Transforming UNM’s HIS Identity and Praxis: Beyond Hispanic-Enrolling to Hispanic-Serving, takes place on Friday, Oct. 4, inside the Student Union Building Ballrooms from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. All are welcome to attend.

At first glance, when you see the announcement for a set of days titled ‘Farmworker’s Awareness Week,’ you may wonder why it’s necessary to dedicate a week to a singular occupation. The University of New Mexico, however, is emphasizing that importance...

The Instituto Cervantes Albuquerque and The University of New Mexico Department of Chicana & Chicano Studies will feature singer and scholar Tomás Lozano at the Maxwell Museum's Hibben Center for Archeology Research this Friday, Oct. 6, from 3:30 to 4:40...

Since its establishment in 1969, El Centro de la Raza, a resource center of The University of New Mexico (UNM), has been a primary support hub for Hispanic, Latino, and identifying students for more than 50 years. Student feedback, consideration, and...

The unique, impactful work being done at El Centro de la Raza’s El Puente Research Fellowship is getting additional, well-deserved attention.  Program Director Alejandro Mendiaz-Rivera and four Graduate Fellows just highlighted El Puente’s years of...

The University of New Mexico is home to an array of campus resource centers and support programs that promote academic and communal success for all students, staff and faculty navigating campus life. Each center supports different elements of student...

This year marks 50 years since El Centro de la Raza at The University of New Mexico was created to support the educational experience of UNM youth. The vision and commitment today is to serve as an agent of change to provide state of the art student...

In New Mexico there are not enough resources to meet the need of our multilingual and multicultural community when it comes to mental/behavioral health. The providers in these fields do not reflect the demographics of the state’s population, meaning...