Schools and Colleges

Leo M. Romero, emeritus professor, University of New Mexico School of Law, has been named chair of the Board of Trustees of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) for a two-year term. NITA pioneered the "learning-by-doing" methodology for ...

UNM School of Law Professor Christine Zuni Cruz received the 2010 Pincus Award, the most prestigious honor for a clinical law professor, at the 2011 annual meeting of the Association of American Law Schools in early January.Zuni Cruz is founder and ...

UNM's Critical Race Theory Working Group hosts an Anti-Racism & Equity Teach-In, Candidates Forum and Service Project, Monday, Jan. 17 from 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at the UNM School of Law and La Plazita Institute.UNM School of Law room 2401Who are we?The ...

The University of New Mexico School of Law graduated its first class in June 1950. To commemorate the 60th anniversary of that class, the School of Law published "60 for 60," a collection of 60 profiles showcasing the role New Mexico's only law school ...

by Nancy HarbertThe United States Senate has confirmed the appointment of University of New Mexico Law Professor Gloria Valencia-Weber to the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation. President Barack Obama nominated Valencia-Weber to the ...

In its September 2010 issue, Hispanic Business magazine ranked the UNM School of Engineering as the fourth-best engineering graduate school for Hispanic students in the nation. Last year the magazine ranked the UNM School of Engineering sixth.Each year ...

The Institute of Public Law (IPL) at the University of New Mexico School of Law has joined up with a select group of academic institutions across the country to form a ground-breaking network that will serve as a resource for public health ...

UNM Law Professor Margaret Montoya recently moderated a town hall on immigration law. The featured speaker was Thomas Saenz, president and general council for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF). Panelists included NM State ...

The University of New Mexico School of Law sponsors this year's "Constitution Day" celebration Friday, Sept. 17, from 12 - 1 p.m. in Ballroom B of the Student Union Building.In "Immigration: a State or Federal Responsibility," Professor Gabriel Chin from ...

Justice Elena Kagan, the newest member of the U.S. Supreme Court, will present the 2011 commencement address at the University of New Mexico School of Law. She will be the first U. S. Supreme Court justice to speak at the school's graduation.Kagan became ...