Provost’s Office

The University of New Mexico academic advisors are critical to student success, making it important to recognize their excellence. This year the Provost Committee for Advising announced four recipients for the Excellence in Advising Award. The awardees...

This year’s spring commencement at The University of New Mexico, set for Saturday, May 12, will have a twist to the traditional ceremony as UNM installs its 23rd president, Garnett S. Stokes. The Spring 2018 Commencement and Presidential Installation,...

University of New Mexico Provost Chaouki Abdallah has announced three finalists for the position of Senior Vice Provost. The finalists include: Melissa Bokovoy, Jay Parkes and Richard Wood. Finalist interviews will include open forums and meetings for...

“If every displaced person in the world were put into their own country, it would be the 21st largest country in the world.” The sobering statistics and complex crisis of displaced refugees is the focus of a new book written and published by students at...

National debates about historic, sometimes controversial, art on college campuses are opening conversations at The University of New Mexico. The focal point? ‘The Three People’s Murals’ in the historic west wing of Zimmerman Library on UNM’s Main...

Chicano culture runs deep in New Mexico. It’s in the food, the politics, the music, the art – shaping nearly every corner of the state and flowing through the veins of many who call the Land of Enchantment home. That tremendous influence is what’s...

University of New Mexico Interim Provost Craig White announced the appointment of Associate Professor Pamela Cheek as Interim Associate Provost for Curriculum and Assessment effective immediately and extending through June 30, 2018.  “I am delighted to...

University of New Mexico Interim Provost Craig White and Health Sciences Center Chancellor Paul Roth announced the promotion of six faculty to the rank of Distinguished Professor. They include: Mark Burge, Ke Jian “Jim” Liu, Kurt Nolte, Anil Prinja, Jim...

Provost Craig White appointed Laura Valdez director of University Advisement following a national search. Valdez is currently the director of the University College Advising Center at UNM. Her appointment begins Aug. 1. “I look forward to working on...

Within the last several months, the main campus Office of Academic Affairs leadership team has experienced many changes, including departures of individuals in key academic positions and the appointment of interim leaders. “All of the departures have...