The University of New Mexico’s Provost’s Committee for Advising (PCA) has announced its 2021 Excellence in Advising Awards with the selection of four individuals. The recipients include Ian Drackert, Leticia LaSota, Alejandro Mendiaz Rivera and Dianea...
March 13, 2020 Three days before University of New Mexico President Garnett S. Stokes and leadership made the arduous decision to further protect the Pack from a virus that was quickly moving its way into the state, a bustling campus-life of 40,000...
Laura Valdez, director of Office of Advising Strategies at The University of New Mexico, was recently honored as a Pillar of the Profession through the NASPA Foundation. NASPA is the professional association for student affairs administrators in higher...
The continued pandemic this fall has presented many challenges for students, faculty and staff regarding The University of New Mexico’s hybrid education model. To help address those challenges, UNM has made it easy for students to use the Enrollment...
Advising services going remote since March 2020 has not curtailed excellence in The University of New Mexico’s advising community. The Provost’s Committee for Advising (PCA) recently recognized four recipients with the Excellence in Advising Award for...
There is always a learning curve when it comes to being a freshman; however, the Lobo Connect Summer Courses are working to ease that learning curve all for free. Classes offered include introductory courses for Business majors or Health-related Majors....
Due to sheer volume, it's likely some CR/NC grade mode change requests will not be processed by the end of the business day on Thursday, May 21 when grades will be rolled to academic history (and subsequently displayed on student transcripts.) This is...
Students attending The University of New Mexico now have the opportunity to opt into a Credit/No Credit grade system with no fee or change for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester. The grading option is in support of COVID-19 Emergency Measures for...
In light of The University of New Mexico's limited operations, registration for classes at The University of New Mexico is on schedule for the 2020 summer / fall semesters according to the Office of the Registrar. UNM is currently in a limited...
Researchers at The University of New Mexico examined the effects of consuming cannabis on nausea symptoms from five minutes to one-hour post-cannabis consumption and showed that using Cannabis results in an average symptom improvement of nearly 4 points...
Many people understand the environment as a force of nature that cannot favor or disfavor different populations. However, similar to all things on Earth, the environment is subject to human influences. Unfortunately, these influences often tend to lower...
The Spanish arrived from Europe in what would eventually become the United States nearly 500 years ago and began to mix with indigenous people they met and conquered. Native Americans, Mexicans, Central Americans, South Americans, Caribbean islands, and...
“The Hispanic culture is rich in tradition. That’s what makes us unique – New Mexico is a perfect example of that.” The University of New Mexico Vice President for Student Affairs Eliseo "Cheo" Torres said it best, pointing to the array of traditions...
After a nationwide search, James Holloway, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs at The University of New Mexico has named Camille Carey as dean of the School of Law, effective July 1, 2022. “I’m excited to have Professor Carey take...
An alumnus of The University of New Mexico has made a generous gift to the UNM Sustainability Studies program to establish an endowed fund in the name of his beloved late wife. The substantial gift will be used to support the Sustainability Studies...
Although my mother wasn’t a curandera — or traditional healer — she should have been one. Growing up on a rural farm away from populated areas made healthcare harder to come by. “Don’t you dare get sick,” she would say to me and my siblings. “And if you...
Language matters—spiritually, culturally, emotionally. Written and spoken words are an art form, a way for values and traditions to be passed down for generations. When a language is lost, part of that culture is lost. By the same measure, when language...
By Felina Martinez, Advance at UNMNovember 16, 2021
Jessica Richardson, an associate professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences at The University of New Mexico, has been awarded a five-year, $2 million grant to optimize treatment and interventions for those who acquire the language disorder known as aphasia...
Dancers with The University of New Mexico's Department of Theatre & Dance embrace the sound of music at the 2021 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.
Class Crawl 2021! The perfect opportunity for new students and their families to discover where their classes are located on campus prior to the first day of classes. We've missed you, Lobos!
You're officially a resident Lobo! Students will have the next few days to move in and get familiar with campus as classes begin Monday, August 23, 2021.
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