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Shawn Secatero, associate professor in The University of New Mexico College of Education and Human Sciences (COEHS), is not just a leader in the classroom but also within the Indigenous communities he represents as a member of the Cañoncito Band of...

David B. Martinez, Kelly Stout Sanchez and Julio C. Romero, partners at Martinez, Hart, Sanchez & Romero P.C., have contributed $2.5 million to The University of New Mexico School of Law.   Their gift has established an endowed chair, the F. Michael...

The University of New Mexico-Gallup completed the demolition of Lions Hall in July, but the legacy of the branch campus’ first official building will live on. Lions Hall, donated to UNM-Gallup by the local Lions Club in 1969, was instrumental in...

A University of New Mexico Communication & Journalism (C&J) student is being recognized as an exemplary young journalist nationwide. UNM multimedia journalism and statistics junior Lauren Lifke was just named a member of the National Association of...

Local journalism in New Mexico is pressing forward, thanks to Press Forward.  A coalition of some of the nation’s largest nonprofit foundations has just announced that New Mexico is joining 10 other new Press Forward Chapters, as part of a $500...

UNM Communication & Journalism Professor Michael Lechuga is not only paving the path for research on virtual reality, but an all too real one.  Lechuga has just co-authored and published the book Migrant World Making, a harrowing collection of...

UNM’s Department of Communication & Journalism (C&J) has just played a critical role in Indigenous storytelling for years to come. The Department hosted NPR’s Next Generation Radio Program, an outstanding project based out of the decades-old media...

Voters in New Mexico once again gave higher education in the State of New Mexico a stamp of approval with the passage of General Obligation (GO) Bond C. The $155 million bond that will provide funding for more than 60 projects at colleges and...

The College of Nursing and the College of Population Health at The University of New Mexico are operating out of cramped quarters. In fact, the College of Nursing is growing so rapidly that it doesn’t have space to train all of the prospective nurses who...

Every two years, New Mexicans have the opportunity to take to the voting booth and approve funding that goes towards higher education through General Obligation Bonds. This year, the ballot will feature GO Bond C for Higher Education to help provide New...