College of Arts & Sciences

It’s an extraordinary way to heal, that’s been mentioned in history books and headlines for generations. Now, after 500 years, the teaching of curanderismo is continuing to expand across the Southwest and at The University of New Mexico.  “You know, we...

The Latinx Visions: Speculative Worlds in Latinx Art, Literature, and Performance conference will be held March 9-11 at The University of New Mexico. The Latinx Visions conference is focused on developing the growing field of Chicanx and Latinx...

A new book outlining the experiences of Latinas in education is already receiving recognition for its contribution to the field. Michelle Hall Kells, Ph.D., an associate professor of Rhetoric and Writing and director of graduate studies in the...

The University of New Mexico is inviting the community to a series of events commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month.  Since 1968, Hispanic Heritage Month has been celebrated in the U.S. to recognize and honor past and current Hispanics, Latinxs and their...

Mellon Foundation has awarded The University of New Mexico a $2 million grant to support students in the Humanities at Central New Mexico Community College and UNM branch campuses in transferring to the UNM main campus in Albuquerque. The program is led by UNM Professor Irene Vasquez.

Three University of New Mexico professors are winners of the Crossing Latinidades Collaborative, Cross Institutional, and Comparative Research Working Groups and Latino Humanities Studies Grant Competition, sponsored by the Mellon Foundation. The...

Starting this weekend, the Millicent Rogers Museum in Taos will present Following the Manito Trail–a cultural heritage exhibition that shares the largely untold histories of nine Hispanic New Mexican families from Taos County with public audiences.  The...

The Research and Creative Works Leadership Awards were established last year to honor recently promoted faculty who have accomplished outstanding research or creative works in their respective career stage. Two new faculty members were awarded and...

The basic definition for the Spanish language word querencia is a metaphysical concept taken from the verb querer, which means "to want” or “to love." But the reality of querencia is more complicated, more poetic and sentimental, seated in deep emotions...

The Native American Alumni chapter, Chicana & Chicano Studies, and Native American Studies recently hosted the third annual Ethnic Studies and Alumni Town Hall. This webinar was hosted virtually on zoom, with three sessions focusing on high school...