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In April 2020, as everyone struggled to adjust to the unprecedented changes brought about by the COVID pandemic, the American Planning Association New Mexico Chapter (APA-NM) began to discuss ways to help as an organization...

Elaborately decorated skull art, whispers of Papel Picado, flickering candles and the fragrant scent of Marigolds – Día de los Muertos is on the horizon and with it comes the memories of family members and friends no longer with us. Día de los Muertos...

A University of New Mexico graduate student, Nora Lamm, has received a Boren Fellowship from the National Security Education Program. Boren Fellowships support U.S. graduate students in studying less commonly taught languages in world regions that are...

UNM students will now have the opportunity to study with leading Mexican scholars, while UNM faculty and graduate students will be able to build research collaborations and lasting connections with the Mexican scholarly community. The Latin American and...

The Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) at The University of New Mexico is hosting its annual Richard E. Greenleaf Conference on Latin America. “Practicing Asylum: Expert Witness Testimony in Latin American Asylum Cases,” will address critical...

Just recently Cuban scholar and educator Luisa Campos had the opportunity to visit the United States. It was only the second time the teacher, with historical significance, has visited the country. Her trip was a rare opportunity for New Mexicans to...

Before President Barack Obama announced in December his plan to normalize relations with Cuba, the University of New Mexico Latin American & Iberian Institute had been quietly operating trips to the island nation through its People to People and academic...

The University of New Mexico Latin American & Iberian Institute Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship deadline for both the 2015-16 Academic Year and the 2015 Summer fellowship is Friday, Feb. 6 at 5 p.m. Full-time UNM students, graduate or undergraduate in any discipline who are focusing on the study of Latin America may apply.

Five student scholars have joined the staff of the Inter-American studies Library Program which oversees collection development in Spanish and Portuguese and in Latin American and Chicano/Hispano studies.

The University of New Mexico is a proud sponsor of the “Digital Latin America: Symposium, Exhibit, Block Party” event Saturday-Sunday, June 7-8. This event is organized by 516 Arts, a nonprofit art space in downtown Albuquerque.