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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...

This May, six years after leaving the cult she was born and raised in, dual major soon-to-be UNM alum and single mother to five daughters, Jennifer Jenson, will graduate with majors in Interpersonal Communications and Psychology. She will have...

You’ll find plenty of public servants in Washington D.C., defending various cases for their prospective state. You won't, however, find one as young, passionate and innovative as UNM senior Nic Estrada. The New Mexico native is graduating this spring...

Samantha Soto isn’t the typical graduate from The University of New Mexico. The child of heroin-addicted parents, she decided early on that she was going to break the cycle and create a good life for her children. At the age of 41, the single parent of...

Kennedy Chavez-Silver’s life was forever changed in 2015 when her older brother was killed in a driveby shooting by a bullet intended for someone else. Jaydon Chavez-Silver, a 17-year-old with hopes of joining the United States Air Force, was standing...

In a typical undergraduate class at UNM, you may hear chatter about who did the reading, and if it’s a boxed mac & cheese, or ramen kind of night back at the apartment with your roommate.  Sitting right there though, could be a 42-year-old rockstar of a...

When asked what he is most proud of accomplishing during his undergraduate experience, Andrew Schumann has a lot of material to draw from, but his extensive work preparing for a career in public service is no surprise when you learn his motivations are...

U.S. News & World Report today released its 2023-2024 Best Graduate Schools rankings for numerous programs and The University of New Mexico is well-represented across a number of areas. Designed for prospective students looking to further their...

Project for New Mexico Graduates of Color (PNMGC) recently recognized two outstanding faculty members at The University of New Mexico with signature awards at its annual Faculty of Color Awards (FOCA) ceremony.  Project for New Mexico Graduates of...