Honors College

The University of New Mexico’s Abigail Pribisova, a senior studying computer science with Honors College distinction, has been selected for the 2023-2024 Churchill Scholarship. The Winston Churchill Foundation selects 16 scholars in science, math, and...

When Katie James visited UNM’s campus for the first time, the Honors College students she met gave her a piece of advice that would inform her entire college experience –– UNM has abundant resources available to students who want to use them. It was...

Growing up, Sydney Nesbit always wanted to be an architect. Or maybe a scientist. Or, both. When she arrived at the University of New Mexico, Nesbit decided on a degree in biology with a minor in honors interdisciplinary arts, but she wanted to ensure...

Just after her freshman year in 2020, University of New Mexico student Kiana Frederick decided to take a course with associate professor Sarita Cargas in the Honors College. Cargas was looking for students who wanted to explore food and housing security...

Spectra Gallery housed in the Honors College at The University of New Mexico is hosting an art exhibition titled, Foot Prints Across Time and Along The Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, by Professor Troy Lovata’s class. The exhibition, now on...

Scribendi, the Honors College publication of the Southwest headquartered here at UNM, is a finalist for the 2022 Pacemaker award from the Associated College Press in the category of Undergraduate Publications. Pacemaker awards are given to publications...

The University of New Mexico has been named a Fulbright HSI Leader for the second year in a row by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). This designation recognizes the noteworthy engagement that selected...

Spectra Gallery, housed in the Honors College at The University of New Mexico, hosts an art installation by Anna Westfall titled Bright Field. The exhibition opened in August and will be on exhibit through Oct. 7, 2022. It is open to the...

The Udall Foundation announced recipients of the 2022 Undergraduate Scholarship, and among them is UNM student Nicolas Estrada.  Estrada is a UNM Honors College student with a Regents Scholarship. Born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, he is a...

Five students from the University of New Mexico have received the Fulbright Awards for the 2022-2023 academic year. Two Ph.D. students (Noelani Villa and Korey Tillman) will continue their dissertation research in the host countries. Three recent and new...