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Dr. Carmela Roybal has been hired as the new executive director of the University of New Mexico’s Native American Budget and Policy Institute. In her new role, Roybal will direct and oversee research, budget and policy analysis, policy advocacy, and will...

The University of New Mexico is increasing its research footprint. This week the nationally renowned Brookings Institution announced the appointment of the third class of David M. Rubenstein Fellows. Among the 10 appointments is Gabriel Sanchez, UNM...

COVID-19 continues to ravage Native American communities in the Southwest, taking lives at rates 19 percent higher than other racial or ethnic groups. In an effort to help those communities, the UNM Native American Budget and Policy Institute (NABPI), in...

After a long, thoughtful debate that included varying funding strategies, The University of New Mexico Board of Regents passed tuition, fees and a compensation plan for the upcoming 2020 fiscal year.  At a full-board meeting the Regents were presented...

The University of New Mexico Board of Regents has approved the fiscal year 2019 budget that is highlighted by a 1 percent salary increase with no significant budget reductions in the academic sector. Despite the $6.4 million bolster in the budget by the...

Anticipating multi-million dollar reductions in revenue as the state grapples with a massive budget shortage, The University of New Mexico held a town hall session recently to inform the campus community, and to hear concerns and suggested...

President Robert Frank and Provost Chaouki Abdallah recently discussed The University of New Mexico’s budget challenges during an informal town hall for faculty, staff and students.

It’s all over but the sighing. The New Mexico Legislature adjourned sine die at noon today, leaving the state with a budget package that ensures the really hard work is yet to come and will occur in the trenches. The mandatory bills for the 30-day...

The final four days loom large in the roundhouse as capital outlay bills are centered in the house while the senate gets to deal with the budget. Over the weekend, the Senate Finance Committee, as promised, further cut FY 17 budget expectations to more...

“Maybe next year” is the new mantra of the 2016 legislative session. “Maybe next year there will be money for compensation increases.” “Maybe next year there will be more money for behavioral health, or early childhood education, or higher...