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In New Mexico there are not enough resources to meet the need of our multilingual and multicultural community when it comes to mental/behavioral health. The providers in these fields do not reflect the demographics of the state’s population, meaning...

El Centro is looking for students to serve as Graduate Research Fellows its El Puente Research Fellows Program. The fellowship will expose students to best practices in mentoring first generation, low income and minority students in higher education.

Riley Del Rey will be the first in her family to graduate from college. She used her time at UNM to complete a degree in philosophy; and also to become secure in who she is as a transgender woman. She says UNM staff and faculty taught her the deep...

Just how diverse is The Land of Enchantment? That’s the question that the Humans of New Mexico project hopes to answer by shining a light on the vibrant culture that the state has to offer.

The University of New Mexico is hosting an Honoring Culture: Advancing Social Justice event on Friday, Jan. 20 from 10–1:30 p.m. in the SUB Atrium and Cornell Mall on the University’s main campus. The event is a collaborative effort, lead by El Centro de...

The residential College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) was established to identify, recruit, admit, and enroll migrant and seasonal farm worker students and provide them with academic, social, and financial support to enable the completion of their...

More than 100 local high school students were on the University of New Mexico campus recently for the first ever Ethnic Studies High School Conference.

University of New Mexico El Centro de la Raza is hosting Raza Junta 2015 on Tuesday, Sept. 1 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at Ethnic Center Courtyard West.

The University of New Mexico’s El Centro de la Raza is accepting applications for their El Puente Fellowships program. The El Puente Fellowships offer a select group of students’ access to a two-semester program that prepares them for opportunities at...

Jorge Garcia, senior program manager at the University of New Mexico El Centro de la Raza signed letters of intent with the Mexican intercultural universities – 12 in all.