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UNM Human Resources and the Women’s Resource Center have partnered to make available a new lactation room, one of 26 across campus, now open in the John and June Perovich Business Center. From the Bursar’s Office transaction center, to Payroll, to...

The University of New Mexico’s Women’s Resource Center (WRC) was awarded a $300,000 grant through the Office on Violence Against Women's "Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program," one of...

Domestic violence impacts millions of people each year, but it can be prevented. It requires the collective voice and power of individuals, families, institutions, and systems – each of whose “one thing” adds a valuable and powerful component to...

Nurturing families and communities is the central vision of the U.S. Breastfeeding Committee (USBC), and to that end, August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month. In order to bolster and encourage these efforts, The University of New Mexico (UNM)...

According to a recent CNN report, many states, including New Mexico, require more training hours to receive a barber’s license than a police badge. Some states are even encouraging cosmetologists to receive victim response training. It’s part of why...

With the momentum of movements like Me Too and Time’s Up, society is experiencing a shift around sexual violence – how it’s identified, reported and prevented. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), a time to raise public awareness about sexual...

A new online exhibit celebrates Women’s History Month 2018 and honors the arrival of UNM’s first female president, Garnett Stokes. "And Yet She Persisted:  Documenting Women's History in New Mexico" is a new online exhibit that explores women's history...

"Our history is our strength." This saying is the foundation of the National Women’s History Project (NWHP), the organization that spearheads Women’s History Month each year. For 2018, celebrants are encouraged to highlight and honor women who fight all...

Four staff members representing a variety of entities on campus were recognized, during an afternoon ceremony, for their outstanding leadership. The Staff Council, in partnership with the Office of the President, presented the 2017 Gerald W. May...

Kat Blaque, a feminist YouTube personality and transgender rights activist, who refers to herself as an “intersectionality salad” is coming to UNM for a True Tea talk on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. in Keller Hall.   Blaque’s weekly True Tea Youtube...