College of Education and Human Sciences

Fourteen faculty members at the University of New Mexico have been selected for the 2024 Women in STEM Awards.  The 11 funded projects include a study of carbon storage in soils along the middle Rio Grande floodplain, an investigation into rural New...

The UNM Foundation has selected nonprofit leader Andréa Cassutt as the new director of Development for the College of Education and Human Sciences (COEHS). Cassutt succeeds Mary Wolford, who served as COEHS’ senior development director from 2014 until...

The University of New Mexico wrapped up its 2023-2024 cohort of the Fostering Research Expansion in the Social Sciences and Humanities (FRESSH) program last month with 21 faculty from 18 different departments across campus. "After just two cohorts, The...

A former University of New Mexico student-athlete is getting a rare invite this summer to further her future career in sports.

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...

Naadiyahtu Iddrisu hails from a small village in Ghana. A mother of young daughters, one of them born on her first year as a graduate student, she has consistently supported her family while excelling as a graduate student at The University of New...

UNM’s teacher preparation programs have coursework and experiences that “demonstrate a strong commitment to structured literacy and evidence-based practices”, according to a recent state-sponsored review. UNM’s College of Education and Human Sciences...

You wouldn’t believe that after spending an afternoon with Martin Vasquez, he wasn’t heading for ‘So You Think You Can Dance?’ or Major League Baseball. Still, that energy and entertainment are what he carries into his actual career–teaching.   This...

UNM’s College of Education & Human Sciences (COEHS) is celebrating an extra special graduating class this May.  The Educational Leadership Program 2024 spring cohort is one of the largest educational leadership groups in the country, with 25...