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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...

Four years, three surgeries and three concussions, two states and one well-earned bachelor's degree–that’s just a few of the stats for UNM senior Syaire Riley.  The kind-hearted, hardworking winter graduate is flipping his tassel with a degree in...

UNM’s School of Public Administration is thrilled to announce its latest class of public servants. On Friday, May 12, 15 students graduated with a Master of Public Administration (MPA), and 10 graduated with a Master of Health Administration (MHA.) Each...

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...

Every May and December, it is exciting to see Lobos walk the graduation stage – it is an exciting, but bittersweet time for the entire campus community as it watches graduates rise to great heights. As part of Spring and Fall commencement, the University...

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...