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A statewide mandate to stay at home, a complete transition to online classes and a lifechanging pandemic sweeping the globe – UNM students have faced incredible odds and overcome unchartered challenges to be counted among the Class of 2020. Each year,...

Jared Thurgood will graduate this Saturday from The University of New Mexico with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering. But there were times along the way when he didn’t know if he was going to succeed. Thurgood worked hard in high school...

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...

As a UNM transfer student back in the 1980's, Bridgette Wagner Jones ventured off to New York City, never finishing her degree. Years later, she made her way back to New Mexico and has been a UNM staff member for nearly 20 years.

Tatiana Solis Vela came to UNM to study anthropology due to her mother’s advice that you should live your life in pursuit of education and adventures. She found a second home here—working as a director for ASUNM Special Events. She credits her Lobo...

The University of New Mexico will graduate approximately 3,900 students as part of the Class of 2017 – each one with a more inspirational story than the last.

At 27-years-old, Robert Garcia decided he was tired of working nights at his computer support job and wanted to make a change for himself and his young family.

As an undocumented student, Estefania Montanez came to UNM to  advocate for other underrepresented students. Now, she is graduating with a B.S. in Psychology and has already accepted a full ride scholarship to become a doctor at the UNM School of...

At 19-years-old, Colleen Fabian was diagnosed with brain cancer. A UNM junior at the time, Fabian was forced to undergo surgery to remove the tumor in her brain. But, thanks to the support from her family, friends and the University community, Fabian...

Each year at The University of New Mexico, a new cohort of graduates celebrates the culmination of a long, sometimes trying but rewarding experience as they graduate after completing their degree requirements. From graduates who have battled back from...