School of Public Administration

For Ian Widrick-Martinez, walking across the stage to celebrate the completion of his Master of Public Administration will be the culmination of a journey that began with a conversation with his father and has taken him across the region, all while...

Zion Romero is one of the first cohorts of students with the opportunity to minor in public service through UNM’s School of Public Administration (SPA), and it allowed her the opportunity to attend a summer program to strengthen her knowledge.

U.S. News & World Report today released its 2025 Best Graduate Schools rankings, showcasing a number of The University of New Mexico's graduate programs. UNM has several programs in the top 100 with Nursing Midwifery leading the pack at No. 10. Overall,...

The University of New Mexico Office of the President has announced the recipients of the 15th annual Sarah Belle Brown Community Service Award. This prestigious award first recognized Lobos in 2009 and has since celebrated the efforts of outstanding...

Two UNM School of Public Administration students, Abigail Amankwah and Matt Aranez, were recently selected for the 2024 National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) Fellowship program. This program matches top-level master’s degree students with...

The OVPR has announced the newest cohort for the 2024-2025 Zancada Graduate Fellowship Program. The Zancada Fellowship provides students with professional development programming, opportunities to engage with campus and community leaders, and a forum to...

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...

Beginning in the 2025-2026 academic year, one significant barrier to receiving career development experience for students in the Department of Economics and the School of Public Administration will be reduced. Thanks to a generous gift from Goldman Sachs...

UNM’s School of Public Administration is gaining more notoriety for its programs and faculty members. Assistant Professor Michelle Allgood was recently named an American Society of Public Administration (ASPA) Founders’ Fellow. “I’m excited for the...

The saying, “those who don’t ask for thanks in return” is exactly who UNM graduate Bryan Rojas embodies. Rojas was born and raised in Albuquerque, N.M. and his journey to public service started off at a very young age. While Rojas always had a heart to...