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The Spanish arrived from Europe in what would eventually become the United States nearly 500 years ago and began to mix with indigenous people they met and conquered. Native Americans, Mexicans, Central Americans, South Americans, Caribbean islands, and...

Anna Nogar, associate professor of Hispanic Southwest Studies in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at The University of New Mexico, became interested in the intriguing story of a 17th century cloistered Spanish nun in her undergrad years 20 years...

A University of New Mexico graduate student has shattered the fastest known time for a self-supported hike by a female on the 485-mile Colorado Trail. Mikaela Osler is a second-year MFA student studying creative nonfiction in the Department of English...

When Kamala Harris first came to national notice as a presidential candidate and then as the Democratic nominee for vice president, she joined a long line of distinguished members of the Divine 9, the nine historically Black sororities and fraternities...

A sophomore going into her junior year at the University of New Mexico, Sharon Chischilly is a photojournalist at the Daily Lobo, UNM's student-run newspaper. A native of Manuelito, N.M., near the Arizona border, she is Navajo, born and raised on the...

The first Master’s of Arts in Native American Studies degree program began in the Fall 2018 semester. Now, in a challenging time for many Native Americans as a pandemic threatens their communities, members of the first NAS master’s degree program cohort...

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again, according to the old bromide. Richard Goke’s first attempt at attending The University of New Mexico didn’t work out and he ended up dropping out. But he came back, successfully completed his studies, will...

This year’s "Greening of the U" takes place Tuesday, March 10, and everyone with an Irish heart in Albuquerque is invited to participate. The Greening will see the traditionally red-illuminated sculpture outside Hodgin Hall emblazoned in glorious green...

Valerie Flores is a teacher in Texas; she’s also a proud alumna of The University of New Mexico and for the last six years she’s made it known on national TV during each college football season. “I need them to know I’m a New Mexican, I’m not a Texan,”...

The University of New Mexico's Africana Studies program is marking its 50th anniversary with a line-up of events, starting with a Black History Month Kickoff Brunch featuring well-known journalist Roland Martin. The event is set for Saturday, Jan....