Provost’s Office

University of New Mexico Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs James Holloway has appointed Ellen Fisher as Vice President of Research effective Feb. 22, 2021. Fisher is currently the Assistant Vice President for Strategic Initiatives...

In a historic move, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden selected New Mexico Congresswoman, and UNM alumna, Deb Haaland to serve as the first Native American interior secretary. Haaland isn’t a stranger to shattering glass ceilings. The democratic...

The University of New Mexico has announced the departure of Patrick Valdez, chancellor of the UNM Taos Branch Campus. In 2017, Valdez was named Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the UNM Taos Branch Campus, after leaving the College...

The University of New Mexico is no ordinary university. Based in Albuquerque, the campus is filled with Pueblo Revival-style buildings and surrounded by unique natural beauty – from the Sandia mountains to the expansive blue skies and spectacular...

The KUNM community is heartbroken to say that News Director Hannah Colton died earlier this week at age 29.  She...

The 2018 feature-length documentary “Personal Statement” told the stories of three Brooklyn high school seniors as they tried to navigate the college application process and struggled to get themselves and their peers into college. The documentary,...

Dawn Tilbury, assistant director of the Engineering Directorate at the National Science Foundation, will speak to faculty of The University of New Mexico, as well as invited guests of the national labs and industry on Nov. 20.   She will speak on...

Two faculty members are being honored for their outstanding performance with Research and Creative Works Leadership Awards. In October, The University of New Mexico's Office of the Provost recognized two faculty members including Meeko Oishi in the...

There’s no question that online attacks through social media and other online forums has grown exponentially over the years and even moreso. Nationally, online attacks on individuals have increased, often on social media platforms, on message boards, and...

The University of New Mexico was ranked No. 256 in the recently released U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 Best Global Universities rankings. The rankings, now in its seventh year, evaluate nearly 1,500 research universities across 86 countries on academic...