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Gary Scharnhorst, a retired UNM English professor and longtime Mark Twain scholar, has received the Louis J. Budd Award for Distinguished Scholarship from the Mark Twain Circle of America.

The University of New Mexico’s Film and Digital Arts program has been internationally recognized by MovieMaker Magazine on its 2026 list of The 30 Best Film Schools in the U.S. and Canada.  MovieMaker Magazine is an influential, industry-leading...

The National Gallery of Art, in Washington, D.C, is currently featuring photography by Subhankar Banerjee, professor of art and founder and director of The University of New Mexico’s Center for Environmental Arts & Humanities, in the Beneath the Surface:...

This week on New Mexico in Focus (NMIF), Santa Fe New Mexican reporter Lily Alexander helps viewers understand her reporting on longstanding turnover and allegations of workplace hostility at the state Office of African American Affairs — including under...

The University of New Mexico is launching a search for the next director of the employee assistance program known as Counseling, Assistance and Referral Services (CARS).

Six researchers from a wide range of disciplines at The University of New Mexico are the 2026 recipients of the Research and Creative Works Leadership Awards, announced by the Office of Academic Affairs.

Ask a student at The University of New Mexico School of Engineering if they’ve worked with Elsa Castillo, director of the Engineering Student Success Center, and there’s a good chance they’ll share a story about how she has supported their education in...

The 2026 Madrid Summer Law Institute welcomed 34 students for a month of study at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid, Spain. The ABA-approved program, offered jointly by The University of New Mexico and Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, allows students to...

The University of New Mexico’s Maxwell Museum of Anthropology’s newest exhibit, Coiling Kin: The Life of Pueblo Pottery, opened in June and will be on display until May 27, 2028.

The American Indian Law Center (AILC), a non-profit housed by the School of Law, hosted the 2026 Pre-Law Summer Institute (PLSI) for American Indian and Alaska Native law students this summer at the School of Law. Now in its 59th year, PLSI remains a...