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After serving as the acting dean of Graduate Studies in Fall 2021 and working as the associate dean since Fall 2019, Jesse Alemán has been named the interim dean of Graduate Studies through July 2023. Provost James Holloway announced the appointment...

Graduate Studies at The University of New Mexico recently secured two nomination slots for the 2023 HHMI Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study competition. The university is...

Ten University of New Mexico graduate students attended the National Humanities Center’s Graduate Student Residency virtual program this month. The selected students are the inaugural cohort of a pilot collaboration between Graduate Studies and the...

Julie Coonrod, dean of Graduate Studies at The University of New Mexico and professor of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, has been named by The American Council on Education (ACE) as a Fellow for academic year 2022-23...

English Professor and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies Jesse Alemán has been named the 2022 Willa Cather Distinguished Lecturer at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Sponsored by the Cather Project, the UNL English Department, and endowment funds...

The winner of this year’s LoboBITES competition during the Shared Knowledge Conference examined how gaps in translation confused Spanish-speaking New Mexico residents trying to access vaccines and critical information about COVID-19. The conference...

More than 100 years ago, The University of New Mexico offered for the first time a dedicated research arm of the university, launching the Graduate School, which offered a master’s degree. The Graduate School is now known as Graduate Studies and the...

Facing a second summer of pandemic uncertainty, Graduate Studies at The University of New Mexico is launching a new pilot initiative: The Graduate Studies Dissertation Writing Award. The award provides summer funding for Ph.D. or MFA graduate students...

The Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) is creating an opportunity for current and prospective students to meet with the dean. The GPSA is also hosting a talk with the Dean of Graduate Studies, Julie Coonrod, on Tuesday, March 9 at 3...

University of New Mexico faculty members recently learned tips and shared experiences on mentoring graduate students. Professor of Civil Engineering Julie Coonrod and Distinguished Professor of Psychology Barbara McCrady led the discussion. They...