Schools and Colleges

When the initial results of the College Basic Needs Survey were released last year at a symposium at The University of New Mexico, the audience heard grim stories from students about being hungry and having problems finding places to live. Associate...

Diné writer and filmmaker Ramona Emerson, a The University of New Mexico alumna, has joined the Film & Digital Arts Department as an assistant professor. Originally from Tohatchi, N.M., Emerson received her degree in Media Arts in 1997 from UNM and her...

David B. Martinez, Kelly Stout Sanchez and Julio C. Romero, partners at Martinez, Hart, Sanchez & Romero P.C., have contributed $2.5 million to The University of New Mexico School of Law.   Their gift has established an endowed chair, the F. Michael...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, KUNM’s Megan Kamerick hosts a two-part conversation about a recent town hall meeting where federal officials heard concerns from residents about nuclear production and storage in our state. In the first half, two...

Today, the U.S. Department of Education’s 2024 Title IX Regulations go into effect. The University Policy and Procedures Manual has been updated to reflect the new regulations with revisions to University Administrative Policy (UAP) 2720: Equal...

Sebastian Serrano-Ayala has joined The University of New Mexico Department of Music as a visiting assistant professor of Orchestral Studies for the 2024-25 academic year. An advocate for the music of our time, Colombian-born conductor Serrano-Ayala...

If you think a college student studying nuclear engineering by day and training as a ninja by night sounds like the plot of a television series, you would almost be right. Ixchel Valentino, a second-year nuclear engineering student at The University of...

The College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences (CULLS) announces six faculty members who have received promotions and tenure this year. Alyssa Russo, Stephanie Moore, and Amir Hedayati have received tenure and were promoted to associate...

Three finalists for the director position for Facilities, Design & Construction under The University of New Mexico's Institutional Support Services have been announced. The finalists include Terry McGregor, Rick Henrard and Tom Willmott. Each candidate...

The University of New Mexico-Gallup completed the demolition of Lions Hall in July, but the legacy of the branch campus’ first official building will live on. Lions Hall, donated to UNM-Gallup by the local Lions Club in 1969, was instrumental in...