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This week, New Mexico in Focus looks ahead to this weekend's election of a new Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor. New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver first won the nomination in June's primary election but resigned several weeks...

The University of New Mexico Foundation marked another milestone in the construction of the Velarde Center for Philanthropy with a recent beam signing. The event celebrated the generosity over the years of alumni, donors, friends, faculty, staff and...

Eleven University of New Mexico faculty members have been selected as part of the inaugural cohort of the New Mexico Scholars Pursuing Advancement, Research, and Knowledge (SPARK) program, a grant initiative supporting assistant and associate professors...

In partnership with UNM Alumni, The University of New Mexico Honors College will host a reception on Monday, Aug. 3 at the Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections at Zimmerman Library as the “Declaring Independence: How America Announced...

When Dr. Steve Goldstein officially began his tenure as the 24th president of The University of New Mexico on July 15, he spent his first two days doing exactly what he promised the campus community he would do: listening, learning and connecting with...

From helping grow his family’s accounting practice in Albuquerque to being a leader at one of the nation’s largest accounting and advisory firms, Tom Broderick has built a career grounded in service, relationships, and creating value for clients. Today,...

For the fifth year in a row, University of New Mexico associate professor and Honors College chair Jason Moore will be leading an international group of students, faculty and researchers on field work along the Pilcomayo River in Paraguay.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, a new report from the state attorney general's office finds Indigenous and Hispanic students are punished at Gallup McKinley County Schools far more severely than their white peers. The published findings follow an...

Fernando Machado-Stredel, a postdoctoral fellow in The University of New Mexico Department of Biology, has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Florence Merriam Bailey Publication Award from the American Ornithological Society.

At Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), conversations about diversity often center on supporting Hispanic/Latine students. New research from scholars at UNM highlights an important and sometimes overlooked issue--the experiences of Black students at these universities.