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University of New Mexico Distinguished Professor Yemane Asmerom has been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences 2026 class, joining more than 250 distinguished leaders across academia, the arts, industry, journalism, philanthropy, policy,...

In the basement level of Zimmerman library, voices of 20th-century New Mexicans echo through the halls. Community elders and leaders often speaking Spanish unique to the region share stories and wisdom on tape. 

The University of New Mexico’s Center for Regional Studies (CRS) has selected Emma Ressel, a UNM Master of Fine Arts alum, as its 2025–26 postdoctoral research fellow.

Presidential Teaching Fellow Marissa Greenberg invites UNM faculty to explore the intersections of disability and academia through a series of conversations, beginning Monday, Sept. 29.

Elizabeth Quay Hutchison, professor of history and Regents’ Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at The University of New Mexico, has been named a 2025–26 American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow—one of just 25 higher education leaders...

Shawn Secatero, associate professor in The University of New Mexico College of Education and Human Sciences (COEHS), is not just a leader in the classroom but also within the Indigenous communities he represents as a member of the Cañoncito Band of...

The University of New Mexico Center for Teaching & Learning, Honors College & Teaching Enhancement Committee, and College of Arts & Sciences held its 25th Annual Teaching Excellence Awards ceremony today at the Anderson School of Management’s Jackson...

Pulitzer Prize winning Diné composer and sound artist Raven Chacon, who earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in music at The University of New Mexico, has been awarded the prestigious MacArthur Genius Grant. He was given the award for “creating musical...

University of New Mexico Distinguished Professor Yemane Asmerom was elected as an American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) Fellow. He joined 53 other individuals from around the world in the 2022 Class of Fellows (add link).   Since 1962, the AGU Union...

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...