History

Makayla Grijalva is probably best known at The University of New Mexico for her work at Advance and the Daily Lobo. She’s skilled at multimedia story-telling through writing, shooting and editing video, photography, live video production, and web and...

Two University of New Mexico alumni are among the 59 artists who have been selected to show their work in the State of the Art 2020 exhibit at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and its satellite The Momentary in Bentonville, Ark. Frank Blazquez...

A documentary that received international attention for focusing on the challenges facing domestic workers is being screened in Albuquerque for free. The Maid (La Nana) will be featured in a free screening Thursday, Aug. 29 from 6 to 9 at the National...

The University of New Mexico’s College of Arts and Sciences has named Luis Campos, Irene Salinas and Owen Whooley as Regents’ Lecturers—a distinguishing title bestowed on selected tenured, junior faculty members that merit recognition of their...

Gabriel Meléndez, director of the Center for Regional Studies (CRS) at The University of New Mexico, has announced that visiting scholars Vanessa Fonseca-Chávez and Tracy Brown will carry out research projects this summer at UNM through the center’s...

An interdepartmental faculty group at The University of New Mexico is bringing the rich culture and history of Ireland to campus. They are planning several new events and programs about Ireland for the campus community and the public. Mary Power Lecture...

UNM’s Department of History Associate Professor Kimberly Gauderman was recently chosen as one of twelve inaugural recipients for the Mellon/ACLS Scholars and Society Fellowship from the American Council of Learn Societies.

The Center for the Southwest at The University of New Mexico announces the 2019 C. Ruth and Calvin P. Horn Lecture. Historians Annette Gordon-Reed and Peter S. Onuf will present “Most Blessed of the Patriarchs: Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the...

One of the most momentous political events in recent history, the United Kingdom’s decision to withdraw from the European Union continues to create chaos close to three years after the original referendum.  Now a new deadline is on the horizon and the...

Esteemed historian and New York University Professor David Engel is coming to New Mexico to share his expertise on the Holocaust and the current battle against antisemitism.  The University of New Mexico (UNM) International Studies Institute is hosting...