College of Arts & Sciences

UNM graduate student Brian Hendrickson is leading the charge on revamping how higher education recruits, teaches and retains students. The Rhetoric and Writing doctoral candidate says the responsibility isn’t just on institutions – it is also on...

Andrew Bourelle’s first novel has not even been released, but is already gaining national recognition. “Heavy Metal” is a coming-of-age tale, about trying to find one’s balance in an unsteady world. Bourelle’s debut novel hits store shelves Feb. 1 and...

The UNM Departments of American Studies, English, History and Linguistics, along with 28 other colleges and universities have been chosen by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to rethink and transform the training and education for the “next...

On Thursday, Sept. 29, the UNM Department of English hosts distinguished writer Rigoberto González as the featured speaker for the seventh annual Rudolfo and Patricia Anaya Lecture on the Literature of the Southwest. González will speak at 6:30 p.m. in...

Called the ‘Dean of Chicano writers’, University of New Mexico Professor Emeritus and author Rudolfo Anaya is being honored by President Obama as one of 12 recipients of the 2015 National Humanities Medal.

It was named by USA Today as one of the top-10 writers’ conferences in the United States and for the past 17 years, it has been held in Taos, N.M. However, this year, the Summer Writers' Conference has moved to Santa Fe and renamed, The University of...

The University of New Mexico Institute for Medieval Studies is hosting the 48th Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Medieval & Renaissance Association, June 16-18 on the UNM campus. The conference, titled “The Past, Present, and Future of Medieval and...

It’s safe to say that Jenna Hagengruber knows the value of education. Hagengruber, a senior with a double major in English and philosophy, and a minor in Honors, will soon graduate as part of the Class of 2016. Hagengruber, an Albuquerque-native who...

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is the largest exchange program in the United States. Its highly competitive honor is bestowed on students and young professionals dedicated to studying, teaching or conducting research worldwide. Two University of New...

With a little bit of extra time and support, students at The University of New Mexico with low test scores are able to learn necessary skills to pass first-year composition courses thanks to an innovative and now award-winning program designed to...