Public Agenda, a research-to-action nonprofit dedicated to building a democracy that works for everyone, today announced its inaugural slate of grantees for the Democracy Renewal Project.
Funding of $500,000 will be dispersed to 10 teams of scholars...
When David Lopez Amaya took his first class with Associate Professor of Political Science Loren Collingwood at The University of New Mexico, it fired his enthusiasm for political science, particularly the topic of voting rights for minorities. Lopez Amaya...
Entering an election year, there’s always extra focus on voter representation. You hear phrases involving your voice, your vote and your promised changes as candidates vie for your vote; but are they really going to act in your best interest for years...
The University of New Mexico is part of an election integrity effort over 15 years in the making, and many more years to come.
UNM Political Science Professor Wendy Hansen and Professor Emeritus Lonna Atkeson have spearheaded the release of an...
One University of New Mexico Ph.D. student is embracing the Hawaiian term ‘ikaika;. Leilani DeLude is dedicating her educational mission, with immense determination, to the island she was born and raised on.
DeLude just received a $2,000 Diversity...
University of New Mexico Political Science Professor Timothy Krebs is spreading his expertise on urban politics.
Krebs has just been featured in the Los Angeles Times, his ‘hometown’ paper, after being asked to compose an op-ed on the...
A small shift in boundaries can have a drastic impact.
That’s why the tiniest bending of a line turned into a hard-fought battle for fairness in New Mexico’s redistricting process, a painstaking redrawing of state election districts following a new...
The recently established Center for Environmental Arts and Humanities at The University of New Mexico announced its inaugural awardees of the undergraduate Native American Environmental Arts and Humanities Scholarship. This interdisciplinary scholarship...
Anand Macherla from Honors College, a senior Economics major, and UNM’s Devrim Tiryaki, a senior Economics and Political Science major, recently won the Social Venture Challengerepresenting the United States.
The Resolution Social Venture Challenge...
The University of New Mexico Political Science Department is partnering with state legislators to provide students with an immersive, hands-on learning experience in the state’s capitol.
"I made contacts that could turn into jobs after college" - Gabe...