Educational Specialties

Earning a degree for one of the most underappreciated, yet rewarding jobs in the world, just got easier.   UNM’s College of Education and Human Sciences (COEHS) is redesigning its special education programs to make them more obtainable for future...

The UNM College of Education Department of Special Education (SPCD) hosts its annual Dr. Jane Blumenfeld Lecture with guest speaker Tawara Goode. The virtual event is taking place Wednesday, March 30 at 4:30 p.m. The lecture, “Reconciling the Past,...

Ruth Luckasson became a Lobo in 1981 – nearly 40 years later the University of New Mexico Distinguished Professor would be recognized among several others who are making strides for individuals who live with intellectual and developmental...

The University of New Mexico's College of Education (COE) presents Dr. Charles Dukes as the featured speaker in its annual 2020 Dr. Jane Blumenfeld Lecture. The lecture, titled Culturally competent special education…how do I know when I see it and what I...

Sharon Head, doctoral candidate in Special Education at The University of New Mexico, was recognized by the Moriarty-Edgewood School District with the New Mexico School Boards Association 2019 Excellence in Student Achievement Award. The Excellence in...

A new National Science Foundation (NSF) grant is allowing researchers at The University of New Mexico to study native Spanish speaking elementary students struggling with math problem solving in New Mexico and California. Earlier this year, the NSF...

Ruth Luckasson, distinguished professor and the chair of the Department of Special Education in The University of New Mexico's College of Education has been recognized nationally as a champion for people with disabilities. Luckasson was recently given...

“Something needs to be different.” That was the reaction of Laurel Semsch (now Laurel Lane) after 9/11. After the horrific events of that day in 2001, she decided to do something positive and make a difference in the world—by becoming a teacher. So in...

UNM's Prevention Research Center, the Department of Pediatrics, and researchers and educators from the UNM College of Education have been awarded nearly $1.3 million over five years from the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Science Education ...

Jesse Traub suffered a traumatic brain injury resulting from a car accident in his senior year of high school. He want to teach to help others of all abilities. He graduates from UNM's College of Education with a Bachelor of Arts in social studies ...