Schools and Colleges

No matter where someone comes from, where they live now, political affiliation, income, or anything else that could divide a community, there’s something that all families can agree on: wanting the best for their kids.  Despite a growing divisiveness...

The innovative, celebrated UNM POLLEN program is saluting a major milestone after seven years. POLLEN, which stands for Promoting Our Leadership, Learning, and Empowering Nations (POLLEN) program, is housed in the College of Education and Human...

The University of New Mexico’s College of Education & Human Sciences recently announced a prestigious honor awarded to Associate Professor of Educational Thought and Sociocultural Studies Dr. Glenabah Martinez.  Dr. Glenabah Martinez Martinez has...

One University of New Mexico educator is taking on a bold, new national role in the teaching world. Cheryl Torrez, chair of the Department of Teacher Education, Educational Leadership and Policy in UNM’s College of Education & Human Sciences (COEHS) has...

A project in the Public Policy and Advocacy in Family and Child Studies class at The University of New Mexico allowed students to choose a point of public policy they are passionate about and present their stances on the issues in public. The class is...

The University of New Mexico houses one of the few programs in the country, which was just chosen for a competitive and worthwhile grant by the Prevent Cancer Foundation.  The organization Comadre a Comadre was awarded $25,000 for the next year, under...

The domino effect of how your body operates is a mystifying, but fascinating area of study. The question of ‘’why does this happen when I do that?’ generates a never ending search for answers within the College of Education & Human Sciences...

UNM’s Family Development Program (FDP) has a new director for the first time in two decades. FDP, housed in the College of Education & Human Sciences (COEHS) is welcoming Veronica Griego-Sanders, as the successor for Lois Vermilya, who retired after...

New Mexico found itself at ground zero of a changed world on July 16, 1945 when scientists from the newly created Los Alamos National Laboratory detonated the world’s first atomic bomb, exposing nearby communities to radiation. Just 34 years later to the...

Thanks to a special partnership between UNM and the New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED), science educators throughout the state are being given a special opportunity to strengthen STEM learning experiences in their own classrooms. For the...