Political Science

Over a year after a group of UNM pre-law students initially submitted their proposal to the President and Governors Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences proposing the creation of an official task force to study desegregating the Oscars as part of...

In this 2025 Research Year-in-Review, compiled annually by University Communication and Marketing (UCAM), scientists at The University of New Mexico addressed some of the most pressing issues facing New Mexico and the nation—from analyzing a massive...

University of New Mexico students Mia Dragone and Elijah Cage got an opportunity that few undergraduate students do  when they presented before the Albuquerque Bar Association as part of a continuing law education discussion.

An ancient Greek philosopher once said, “The only constant in life is change.” Guillermo Caraveo knows this as well as anyone. He has become highly adept at pivoting through the many detours life has given him.  This fall semester, Caraveo will graduate...

Students in The University of New Mexico’s Constitutional Law (Rights) class received an unexpected educational opportunity when two of the nation’s leading Title IX experts visited as guest online speakers. Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn, co-hosts of...

The initiative will build a national-level, fully open AI ecosystem to drive scientific discovery through AI and, in doing so, will also advance the science of AI itself.

For Mark Freeland, graduating with his bachelor's degree is a lifelong dream he will soon realize. In just two years, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in liberal arts, two minors in communication and political science and a certificate in honors...

Do sanctuary cities lead to more crime? While some believe cities that hold the sanctuary title have a higher crime rate because of it, research from The University of New Mexico shows otherwise. The findings from a 2017 study, published by UNM Political...

Mala Htun, author and Distinguished Professor of Political Science at The University of New Mexico, died Friday after living with cancer the last few years. She was 55. Services have been set for Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 3 p.m. at Congregation Albert,...

Former United States Sen. Fred Harris, a long-time political figure, activist, and professor emeritus at The University of New Mexico, created and leaves behind an impressive legacy from a political career that impacted many United States citizens and...