College of Education and Human Sciences

Born and raised in Albuquerque, Heidi Disbrow was first diagnosed with a progressive hearing loss, cause unknown, at the age of 12. She went to Sandia Preparatory School, then a small liberal arts college in California where she got her first bachelor’s...

The integral role schools play in the livelihood of kids and families is undeniable. Still, a new book from UNM Associate Professor Emerita Sheri Williams highlights why the role the community plays in schools is just as important.  Beyond the...

The Lobo Language Acquisition Lab presents the #CelebrateBilingualismNM Speaker Series, a free one-hour virtual event on Friday, May 5 from 1-2 p.m. The event will feature a presentation by Christine Sims (Acoma Pueblo). She will discuss the importance...

The University of New Mexico (UNM) has announced plans to demolish the College of Education building (Building 67) located at 200 E. Las Lomas Rd. N.E., on University property. The decision is part of UNM's ongoing efforts to maintain and improve campus...

Project for New Mexico Graduates of Color (PNMGC) recently recognized two outstanding faculty members at The University of New Mexico with signature awards at its annual Faculty of Color Awards (FOCA) ceremony.  Project for New Mexico Graduates of...

One University of New Mexico student is being recognized as the blueprint for the future of health and physical education. Junior Physical Education student Aliyah Gonzalez has been named a Major of the Year by the Society of Health and Physical...

It’s an old equation with a new solution. Now, new funding, plus a new UNM team is going to equal more STEM educators in New Mexico.  The National Science Foundation (NSF) has just awarded a UNM cross-campus collaboration a $1.49 million grant. That...

UNM’s Exercise Science program will keep working out, and onward.  The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) has awarded initial accreditation to the College of Education & Human Sciences’s (COEHS) Exercise Science...

A memorial has been announced for beloved, former University of New Mexico gymnastics coach and professor Rusty Mitchell. He passed away at age 80 at the end of February. Mitchell will be honored at Johnson Gym, a space he called home for many years, on...

This Women’s History Month, the Women’s Resource Center (WRC) wants to give Lobo women the tools to help themselves all year. As part of a jam-packed series of events for this historic month, the WRC shifted their focus from celebration to...