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Founded in 1889, the University of New Mexico sits on the traditional homelands of the Pueblo of Sandia. The original peoples of New Mexico Pueblo, Navajo, and Apache since time immemorial, have deep connections to the land and have made significant...

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

Due to the pandemic this year, the Open House has been moved to a virtual format and will be offered on three separate dates on Zoom: Saturday, November 14, 3-5 p.m. Wednesday, November 18, 10 a.m.-noon Tuesday, November 24, 10 a.m.-noon At the...

In the wake of the 2020 Election results there will be a lot of post-mortem analyses of Latino voters. What has become clear is that Latino voters were highly motivated to vote and were very focused on two critical policy issues. Just second to COVID-19...

The University of New Mexico is in the middle of its 2020 UNM Gives and if you've ever wanted to make a difference in your community, now's the perfect time to do it. All those who make a monetary pledge to the campaign through the end of the campaign on...

Chaco Canyon is extraordinary in many respects, not least in the dense concentration of jewelry found in archaeological contexts dating between the 9th and early 12th centuries CE (Current Era). The largest and most prominent pueblo in the Canyon is...

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,...

Students, parents, friends, faculty and staff are invited to submit messages honoring the Class of 2020 as part of the Fall 2020 Lobo Grad Stream. From personalized graduation pages to videos from supporters around the world, the Fall 2020 Lobo Grad...

Correspondent Russell Contreras talks to Rachel Kleinfeld, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace where, according to its website, “she focuses on issues of rule of law, security, and governance in post-conflict countries,...

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...