Educational Specialties

Ruth Luckasson, a Distinguished Professor of Special Education, has retired after serving at The University of New Mexico for more than four decades. Luckasson’s path to becoming the College of Education and Human Sciences (COEHS)’s first...

The number one pro-baseball draft pick, a two-time basketball all-star and a gold medal winner in beach volleyball may be the simple answer for the best of the best in a sport. When you remove the sight of the batter, the long legs of the player...

The New Mexico Association for Bilingual Education (NMABE) has named College of Education and Human Sciences (COEHS) Associate Professor Carlos LópezLeiva as its University Bilingual Education Professor of the Year.  “Chair LópezLeiva is a wonderful...

One College of Education & Human Sciences (COEHS) Research Professor has just completed a remarkable stretch of research, and isn’t stopping there. H. Lee Swanson is continuing his work he began at the University of California. As an expert in...

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...

Two members of the Special Education Department in UNM’s College of Education & Human Sciences have just been recognized nationwide. Assistant Professor Sarah Carlson and Distinguished Professor Ruth Luckasson were both honored at the 147th Annual...

Waking up on the wrong side of the bed is a fact of life most people have experienced. While a mild case of the grumpies may be the case for some, the results of a short, restless night of sleep could be much more serious.  UNM College of Education &...

Earning a degree for one of the most underappreciated, yet rewarding jobs in the world, just got easier.   UNM’s College of Education and Human Sciences (COEHS) is redesigning its special education programs to make them more obtainable for future...

The UNM College of Education Department of Special Education (SPCD) hosts its annual Dr. Jane Blumenfeld Lecture with guest speaker Tawara Goode. The virtual event is taking place Wednesday, March 30 at 4:30 p.m. The lecture, “Reconciling the Past,...

Ruth Luckasson became a Lobo in 1981 – nearly 40 years later the University of New Mexico Distinguished Professor would be recognized among several others who are making strides for individuals who live with intellectual and developmental...