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Heather Cabos is just days away from becoming Heather Cabos, PharmD. When she graduates from The University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy this spring, she will officially take on the titles of “doctor” and “pharmacist.” The gravity and significance...

Charles Scott loves to learn. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Global Business Management and a Master of Business Administration, and this December, he will walk The University of New Mexico aisles as a Master of Architecture with 10 years of completed...

The saying, “those who don’t ask for thanks in return” is exactly who UNM graduate Bryan Rojas embodies. Rojas was born and raised in Albuquerque, N.M. and his journey to public service started off at a very young age. While Rojas always had a heart to...

Daisy Belmares-Ortega will graduate from The University of New Mexico this week with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. The degree will mark an achievement in both academics and perseverance for the first-generation college student and...

Kevin Mullet earned his first college credits in 1983 while a U.S. Navy photographer aboard the USS Saratoga. Over the next four decades, five universities — online and brick-and-mortar, and three changes in majors, he continued his education and will...

Melissa DeRaad sparkles with enthusiasm when she talks about her undergraduate experience, professors and mentors, her plans for a Ph.D. degree, and her upcoming graduation. DeRaad will walk across the stage in December to receive her Bachelor of Science...

Much of the studying at a university happens inside a classroom or library, but one Spring Biology graduate at The University of New Mexico, learned most outdoors. Simon Doneski recently completed a Bachelor of Science in Biology and plans to continue...

Thomas Allen first went to college in 1977 to what was then called Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Almost 50 years later, he will walk across the commencement stage this weekend to receive a bachelor’s degree in International Studies...

Just a week before the excitement of commencement at The University of New Mexico, graduating senior Cassandra Huneau stood in front of an audience at the College Basic Needs in New Mexico Data Sharing Symposium and related her encounters with hunger and...

Loretta Rose Chee was in her 50s, had a smattering of college and technical school classes behind her and wanted to start a business but didn’t know how to go about it. So she started classes at The University of New Mexico to seek a degree in business...