The University of New Mexico Department of Anthropology celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 15 through Oct. 15. The department website features a page full of resources for Hispanic Heritage Month, including UNM Hispanic organizations, Hispanic...
Since its establishment in 1969, El Centro de la Raza, a resource center of The University of New Mexico (UNM), has been a primary support hub for Hispanic, Latino, and identifying students for more than 50 years. Student feedback, consideration, and...
The University of New Mexico (UNM) is partnering with the National Hispanic Institute (NHI) to host the statewide 2024 Dionisio “Dennis” Chavez New Mexico Lorenzo de Zavala (LDZ) Youth Legislative Session for high school students.
UNM Main Campus will...
The unique, impactful work being done at El Centro de la Raza’s El Puente Research Fellowship is getting additional, well-deserved attention.
Program Director Alejandro Mendiaz-Rivera and four Graduate Fellows just highlighted El Puente’s years of...
The University of New Mexico is home to an array of campus resource centers and support programs that promote academic and communal success for all students, staff and faculty navigating campus life.
Each center supports different elements of student...
University of New Mexico junior Eric Olaguir recently won an award for his poster presentation at the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB’s) 2023 Annual Meeting. Olaguir is a student in Civil Engineering assistant professor Fernando Moreu’s Smart...
Applications for a cohort-based program will open in the Fall 2023 semester at The University of New Mexico for students interested in research with Black communities. Black Research 101 was developed by Celine Ayala, a doctoral student in the...
“I love research,” enthuses The University of New Mexico alum Raven Otero-Symphony. “Not only did research give me the freedom to question and explore in my own capacity on topics that interest me, it also provided support during challenging moments in...
Born into a cycle of addiction, University of New Mexico senior Gerald Lovato was a child when he first realized the power of creating art to escape and heal from trauma. Lovato, who majored in Fine Arts with a studio concentration in Painting and...
Mental health resources are expanding for UNM students, thanks to a new collaboration between the Women’s Resource Center (WRC) and El Centro de la Raza. The effort is in the name: The Mental Health Collaborative (MHC).
The alliance also includes Vassar...