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In the last five years, roughly 300 students have switched their major on campus to a teaching field every year, according to data taken by the college.

The College of Education and Human Sciences (COEHS) honors the life of Dorothy Wooldridge Gram. Gram was a UNM Counselor Education alumna who died earlier this year; she was known for her humor, kindness, and legacy of service to families and...

The newest graduates from UNM's District Partner Teacher Residency Program (DPTR), a collaborative initiative to prepare and retain educators in New Mexico, are settling into classrooms throughout the state after celebrating their spring graduation.

The College of Education and Human Sciences (COEHS) is welcoming 19 new faces to their department this fall, the largest ‘freshman class of faculty’ the college has seen in recent years.  “To have an incoming class of this size is Atypical and a real...

'Incredibly proud': That's how the College of Education & Human Sciences (COEHS) Dean Kristopher Goodrich describes a recent report naming The University of New Mexico a top 20 producer of Hispanic bachelor’s degrees in education. An Excelencia in...

Ruth Luckasson, a Distinguished Professor of Special Education, has retired after serving at The University of New Mexico for more than four decades. Luckasson’s path to becoming the College of Education and Human Sciences (COEHS)’s first...

While the term ‘artificial intelligence’ (AI) may be exhausted in its quantity of mentions, the UNM community is just getting started with exploring this impactful phrase.  One of the many reasons you may not want to write off the concept is because...

The immense physical and mental benefits of exercise are undeniable across the board, but UNM’s College of Education & Human Sciences (COEHS) aren’t stopping there.   In the Department of Health, Exercise & Sports Sciences, researchers like Flavio de...

One UNM Exercise Science Professor is being recognized at a national level. Ann Gibson has been presented with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)’s 2023 Recognition Award. This award is given annually by the Southwest Chapter's Board of...

One University of New Mexico educator is taking on a bold, new national role in the teaching world. Cheryl Torrez, chair of the Department of Teacher Education, Educational Leadership and Policy in UNM’s College of Education & Human Sciences (COEHS) has...