Faculty News

Ray Hernández-Durán, an art history professor in UNM’s Art Department in the College of Fine Arts, was recently named Regents' Professor. 

Maria Lane, dean of Graduate Studies and professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, has been named as a fellow of the American Association of Geographers.

James Cavanagh has been at UNM for 13 years studying cognitive neuroscience. He has been well-supported by the National Institutes of Health in his quest to use imaging tools to understand psychiatric and neurological disorders. 

Over The University of New Mexico’s winter break, string faculty members Carmelo de los Santos, professor of violin and Christoph Wagner, assistant professor of cello and head of strings, traveled to China to formalize a landmark international...

Mary Gutierrez, chancellor of The University of New Mexico’s Taos campus since 2021, has been reappointed for a second five-year term, effective July 1, 2026.

Jonathan Davis-Secord, associate professor of medieval studies at the University of New Mexico, has received the William Riley Parker Prize from the Modern Language Association of America for an outstanding scholarly article published in PMLA, the...

UNM is in the final phase of preparations for the launch of LoboTime – UNM’s new modern, electronic timekeeping system – which is slated to go live on Feb. 21.  HR, Payroll, and IT have been working closely with college/school/division leadership, HR...

An associate professor at UNM is set to receive a national teaching award. Shawn Secatero, Ph.D., is an associate professor within the College of Education and Human Sciences, and the coordinator of the POLLEN Program.

Eric R. Prossnitz, a distinguished professor at The University of New Mexico, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors.

UNM Online recognizes online instructors who recently participated in the Foundational Course Design Review, a collaborative initiative to enhance the online learning experience for students.