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After serving as The University of New Mexico’s Chief Government Relations Officer for the past two years, Dr. Barbara Damron has decided to return to her faculty role full-time, leaving the Office of Government and Community Relations poised for future...

The University of New Mexico’s Human Resources division has announced the appointment of Kathy Agnew and Kevin Stevenson as interim assistant vice presidents. With the recent retirement of HR Vice President Dorothy Anderson, Senior Vice President Teresa...

Eddie Nuñez, who guided the University of New Mexico Athletic Department through COVID challenges not faced by any other Division I institution, was named the winner of the 2020-21 Mountain West Commissioner’s Award. This marks just the third time the...

The University of New Mexico continues to watch the evolving public health recommendations and the growing body of scientific knowledge of SARS-CoV-2 to decrease the prevalence of COVID within its campus community while still delivering on its mission of...

Dorothy T. Anderson, vice president for Human Resources at The University of New Mexico, has accepted a similar position as vice president and chief human resources officer at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Okla. As vice president and chief human...

As the fall semester comes into view and Lobos begin in-person instruction after a year of remote learning, one of UNM's most gracious leaders will be noticeably absent. Scholes Hall will feel a little less crowded, Welcome Back Days will have one less...

The University of New Mexico Army ROTC program recently welcomed Maj. Jeffrey Meinders as its new leader following the departure of Lt. Col. Thomas Chae.  Major Jeffrey Meinders Meinders is an Army aviator who has been on active duty as an officer...

Amid a risk of the Rio Grande going dry through Albuquerque this summer and growing threats to the state’s water supplies, The University of New Mexico has named Scott Verhines to be the next director of the UNM Water Resources Program. A New Mexico...

When Nancy Brown Martinez and Baker Morrow began their careers at The University of New Mexico, Gerald Ford was president and a little company named Apple was formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. Each year UNM recognizes outstanding faculty and staff...

Alumnus Russell (Rusty) Greaves is returning to The University of New Mexico this summer as the new director of the Office of Contract Archaeology following a career that has included other cultural resource work, research, and teaching at several...