Individual, Family & Community Education

Following the events of Friday, there has been an emphasis on mental health. The University of New Mexico has no shortage of experts and researchers who study the impacts of traumatic events on the mind, body, and community. 

UNM’s Department of Special Education, in the College of Education & Human Sciences (COEHS) is filling a critical need in New Mexico. Now with its 55th graduate, the Graduate Certificate Program in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)  is creating Board...

Project for New Mexico Graduates of Color (PNMGC) recently recognized two outstanding faculty members at The University of New Mexico with signature awards at its annual Faculty of Color Awards (FOCA) ceremony.  Project for New Mexico Graduates of...

There is just one semester left to go for a critical program within UNM’s College of Education and Human Sciences (COEHS).  Creating Responsive Educational Avenues for Training Environments in Early Childhood (CREATE EC) is a new interdisciplinary...

Since a young age, Cinthia Herrera has recognized the impact of her words, but even more so the power of one’s language. Through experience, she’s come to learn its power to reveal heartache, build character and create opportunity. “I think I have the...

A survey conducted by a team of researchers from The University of New Mexico finds that students who are food-insecure are more likely to fail or withdraw from classes or drop out of college entirely. The survey was done by lead author Heather...

The University of New Mexico College of Education and Human Sciences (COEHS) will continue to tackle the challenges and strengthen the early childhood workforce with the help of a nearly $1.5 million grant awarded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. “The...

Inspiration comes in many different forms including people, place and experiences. Sometimes it’s a combination of factors as in the case of University of New Mexico 2020 graduate Destinie Angel Otero.   For Otero, a first-generation graduate,...

Adjusting to new surroundings is nothing new for UNM senior Grant Atencio. His dad’s military career took the family across the United States to Hawaii, Georgia, Texas, Arizona and Colorado, just to name a few. New schools, new friends, new cities and...

It’s part of the department’s overall mission of individual, family and community education – the wellbeing of New Mexicans – and as families adjust to a new reality amid the COVID-19 outbreak, faculty and students at The University of New Mexico’s...