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University of New Mexico senior Blake Hautzinger had heard the jokes about eating a lot of ramen in college. But they didn’t seem the type who would need to worry: The child of college educated parents who paid for tuition and fees to subsidize a...

Combining art, storytelling and something personal: that’s the final product coming from UNM Honors College Professor.  Amaris Feland Ketcham has just published Unfiltered: A Cancer Year Diary, through Casa Urraca Press. Ketcham wrote and illustrated a...

It’s three years in a row now that the University of New Mexico can proudly say it has a Truman Scholar.  For 2023, that incredibly prestigious honor goes to senior and Honors College student Andrew Schumann. Schumann was selected as just one out of 62...

Creativity and outside-the-box inspiration is filling the Honors College this semester.  On April 6, The Honors College said goodbye to its latest Spectra Gallery Exhibition, while also launching the next part of its Discovery Series.  The Discovery...

Women’s History Month may be over, but two University of New Mexico students are still reaching landmark achievements. Kelsey Adler and Melissa Rudden, have been chosen as 2023-2024 Goldwater Scholars, a prestigious honor only 413 students in the U.S....

Every year, hundreds of students are nominated by their institutions based on their records of leadership, public service and academic achievement. Two University of New Mexico nominees, Lizbeth Olivarez and Andrew Schumann, were selected and announced...

The University of New Mexico’s Abigail Pribisova, a senior studying computer science with Honors College distinction, has been selected for the 2023-2024 Churchill Scholarship. The Winston Churchill Foundation selects 16 scholars in science, math, and...

Olympic and World Cup Champion Hope Solo is making a stop at The University of New Mexico to visit the Pack for a live Q&A session. The equal rights activist will address this question: Are sports serving American girls and women well?  Solo, who led...

For years The University of New Mexico’s Honors College has been lacking a permanent home on main campus, until now. “I’m really pleased with the big sign we have out in the front of the building, that’s something I’ve wanted from the beginning,” Dean...

Established as a way to recognize the nation’s most talented students, the Goldwater Scholarship is one of the top academic honors a college student can hope to receive. Recognized for his impressive academic and research credentials, Lobo undergrad Eric...