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It’s a busy and groundbreaking semester ahead for UNM’s School of Public Administration (SPA.) On Sept. 26, SPA will be officially launching its first ever undergraduate minor in public service. It’s not only the first at UNM, but the only of its kind...

UNM School of Public Administration (SPA) graduate student Sharilyn Roanhorse is the true model of a key idea: never stop learning. Roanhorse was just chosen for the incredibly prestigious, competitive American Hospital Association (AHA) Institute for...

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...

Celebrated the first full week in May since 1985, Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW) is underway at The University of New Mexico.  It is a time set aside to honor those who serve as federal, state, county and local government employees. Throughout...

It’s an old equation with a new solution. Now, new funding, plus a new UNM team is going to equal more STEM educators in New Mexico.  The National Science Foundation (NSF) has just awarded a UNM cross-campus collaboration a $1.49 million grant. That...

She’s a Rosenthal endowed professor, author, consultant and scholar. Now, UNM School of Public Administration (SPA) Director Patria de Lancer Julnes is taking on the title of President of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA).  The top...

A new undergraduate program designed to introduce students to the field of public service will be offered next year at the School of Public Administration (SPA) at The University of New Mexico. The new undergraduate minor in public service, created in...

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham delivered the keynote address to the 17th annual Arthur A. Blumenfeld Endowed Lectureship, speaking to a room full of university, city and state leaders. Her address was the last on a list of festivities recognizing the...

Students from the UNM School of Public Administration (SPA) brought their solutions to the 2019 NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition. SPA students Justin O’Shea, Cheyenne Trujillo, Kyle Biederwolf, Naomi Stulberg and Zlata Nourie joined 600...

The UNM School of Public Administration (SPA) is reaching a milestone five decades in the making. On Feb. 11, SPA will celebrate 50 years of educating students for leadership and administrative roles in government, nonprofit and interdisciplinary...