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COVID-19 continues to ravage Native American communities in the Southwest, taking lives at rates 19 percent higher than other racial or ethnic groups. In an effort to help those communities, the UNM Native American Budget and Policy Institute (NABPI), in...

After a long, thoughtful debate that included varying funding strategies, The University of New Mexico Board of Regents passed tuition, fees and a compensation plan for the upcoming 2020 fiscal year.  At a full-board meeting the Regents were presented...

President Robert Frank and Provost Chaouki Abdallah recently discussed The University of New Mexico’s budget challenges during an informal town hall for faculty, staff and students.

Today is UNM Day at the legislature, which features campus exhibits filling the halls of history, performances in the house and senate chambers, memorials, proclamations, speeches, tours, and meet & greets. The House and Senate are both scheduled to go...

With less than a day left to act on bills, Gov. Susana Martinez signed the FY 16 state budget this afternoon. Even with partial vetoes, the $6.235 billion budget features an increase of 1.3 percent and $84.2 million in new spending.  

There is much to be said for working out issues ahead of time. The Senate unanimously approved the state budget this afternoon following some time outs for caucus on both sides of the aisle. There was no debate and just one out-of-order amendment that ...

The UNM Board of Regents will hold a Budget Summit on Friday, March 23, beginning at 9 a.m. in Ballroom C of the Student Union Building on campus. The purpose of the summit is to discuss how to construct the university's budget for FY 13, the fiscal year ...

Regents at the University of New Mexico today approved a $2.042 billion budget for the main campus, health sciences center and UNM Hospital, a decrease of 3.4 percent from the 2010-2011 budget. Earlier this month, regents had approved 5.5 percent ...

UNM President David J. Schmidly will speak to the campus via live webcast on Wednesday, Jan. 19 at 2 p.m. The focus of his remarks will be on financial issues and the upcoming session of the New Mexico Legislature. To listen visit: President Schmidly's ...