Honors College

After a competitive nationwide search, Gregory Lanier has been named the new dean of The University of New Mexico Honors College. The announcement was made by UNM President Chaouki Abdallah and Provost Craig White. The appointment is effective July...

UNM Acting Provost Craig White announced three finalists invited to campus for the Honors College dean position. The candidate visits will include open forums and meetings with campus administrators, faculty, staff, students and community members. The...

A team of researchers, including UNM Honors College Professor Jason R. Moore, has found a new species of tyrannosaur dinosaur — the most popular of the prehistoric creatures. After the fossils were pulled out of the muddy banks of a Montana river, the...

Learn about the depth of research work being done at UNM during the Spring 2017 Shared Knowledge Conference (SKC). The conference, organized by Graduate Studies, will be held on April 6 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in SUB Ballroom C. It provides an opportunity...

The University of New Mexico recently selected its third group of Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellows (MMUF). The recipients for the 2017-2019 cohort of the MMUF program include: Rozee Benavides, Thomas Graves, Hotvlkuce Harjo, Timoteo L’Esperance and...

It’s not often that college students are asked to play games in class. But if you stop by the UNM Honors College, you’ll see that traditional teaching is taking a backseat to creativity. The College’s Diplomacy Lab is using gamification strategies, as...

On Monday, Oct. 17 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Dane Smith Hall, room 120, Richard Ross will present his work during a public lecture, which is free and open to the public. Also, on Tuesday, Oct.18 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the Honors College will host a...

The Honors College is a source of great pride for The University of New Mexico. Its nearly six-decade tenure on this campus, first as a program then as a college, is filled with a profound history of enriching the education of UNM scholars. In an...

Ten celebrated New Mexico authors will discuss their work and the creative process this fall in appearances at The University of New Mexico Honors College. These Honors Forum lectures were established over 30 years ago by well-known local author Tony...

Summer for most college students is a time for road trips and odd jobs. The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) program takes this tradition and turns it into a life-changing experience for UNM students.