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There was major enthusiasm about the Native American electorate’s potential role in the 2020 election outcome following a historic 2018 mid-term election where the importance of the Native American population as both voters and candidates reached unprecedented levels.

Mark McKnight, who recently started at The University of New Mexico as an assistant professor of photography, has returned to his roots in the Land of Enchantment. “I was born and raised in the high desert periphery of Los Angeles,” McKnight said. “I...

Kimberly Gauderman, associate professor of History at The University of New Mexico, will address “Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation in U.S. Asylum Law” as part of the Feminist Research Institute’s Distinguished Feminist Research Lecture series. The...

Founded in 1889, the University of New Mexico sits on the traditional homelands of the Pueblo of Sandia. The original peoples of New Mexico Pueblo, Navajo, and Apache since time immemorial, have deep connections to the land and have made significant...

The KUNM community is heartbroken to say that News Director Hannah Colton died earlier this week at age 29.  She...

Due to the pandemic this year, the Open House has been moved to a virtual format and will be offered on three separate dates on Zoom: Saturday, November 14, 3-5 p.m. Wednesday, November 18, 10 a.m.-noon Tuesday, November 24, 10 a.m.-noon At the...

In the wake of the 2020 Election results there will be a lot of post-mortem analyses of Latino voters. What has become clear is that Latino voters were highly motivated to vote and were very focused on two critical policy issues. Just second to COVID-19...

The University of New Mexico is in the middle of its 2020 UNM Gives and if you've ever wanted to make a difference in your community, now's the perfect time to do it. All those who make a monetary pledge to the campaign through the end of the campaign on...

Chaco Canyon is extraordinary in many respects, not least in the dense concentration of jewelry found in archaeological contexts dating between the 9th and early 12th centuries CE (Current Era). The largest and most prominent pueblo in the Canyon is...

The 2018 feature-length documentary “Personal Statement” told the stories of three Brooklyn high school seniors as they tried to navigate the college application process and struggled to get themselves and their peers into college. The documentary,...