College of Arts & Sciences

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...

UNM Associate Professor Carmen Nocentelli was recently selected as the winner of three highly-coveted fellowships for 2016-2017. She has elected to spend the year as a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow at the Folger Shakespeare Library, the ...

In his new book, “The Sorrows of Young Alfonso,” due out in April, University of New Mexico Professor Emeritus Rudolfo Anaya reflects on the truths and mysteries of the human condition.

University of New Mexico Emeritus Professor of English Gary Scharnhorst authored, Mark Twain on Potholes and Politics: Letters to the Editor, which has been selected for inclusion on Choice magazine’s Outstanding Academic Titles list, scheduled to appear...

A major study linking writing to undergraduate learning and development shows that three features of writing assignments—an interactive writing process, a meaning-making writing task and clear writing expectations—are each positively associated with ...

UNM faculty members Shiv Desai, Todd Ruecker and Vanessa Svihla have been named prestigious National Academy of Education (NAEd) / Spencer Postdoctoral Fellows due to their research and dedication to the field of education. The National Academy of...