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This week on New Mexico in Focus, senior producer Matt Grubs talks to former U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, who now chairs the New Mexico Republican Party. The GOP has accused Gov. Lujan Grisham of being too restrictive in her efforts to slow the growth of...

Professor A. Gabriel Meléndez, director of the Center for Regional Studies since 2017, recently announced his retirement at the end of July after more than 26 years as a faculty member at The University of New Mexico. During his career, Meléndez accrued...

In an effort to highlight availability of programs and services amid The University of New Mexico's period of limited operations; the Division of Student Affairs has created a new video series called, We’re Still Here.  The series features UNM students...

University of New Mexico Professor Emerita Janet (Jan) Roebuck died on July 5, 2020.  She was the first woman chair of the UNM Department of History and first female senior administrator in the Office of Academic Affairs. Roebuck was a scholar of modern...

The Market at Danes is located in Dane Smith Hall and may be accessed by entering the building using the northeast entrance. The Market is currently operating Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. and offers snacks, beverages, convenience items, heat and...

In 1912, Las Vegas businessmen bid $100,000 to host a prizefight that they hoped would bring national prestige to their town. But it was tiny Las Vegas, New Mexico, not the famous gambling capital in Nevada, that hosted the fight. The boxers were Black...

Open forums featuring the candidates for UNM’s Executive Vice President for Health Sciences begin Thursday and Friday, July 16-17. The candidates include: Dr. Veronica T. Mallett, Dr. Elena Fuentes-Afflick, Dr. Cheryl Heaton and Dr. Douglas...

University of New Mexico School of Law’s Lora Morgan Church (Navajo) was selected recently for the 2020 Rural Summer Legal Corps Fellowship through a partnership between the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) and Equal Justice Works, which work...

Inequality. Racism. Oppression. Resistance. These are the words penetrating news media across the United States as the country wages war against systemic patterns of disparity. From peaceful protests to violent clashes, society is slowly breathing life...

Over a year ago, Tamarind Institute at The University of New Mexico invited artist Ellen Lesperance to be the 2020 Frederick Hammersley Artist in Residence. The timing seems eerily synchronistic; Lesperance creates intricate paintings based on garments...