History

The first Faculty Lightning Lounge of the 2026-27 academic year will be held Wednesday, Sept. from 3:30- 4:30 p.m. in Centennial Engineering Center’s Stamm Commons.

Six researchers from a wide range of disciplines at The University of New Mexico are the 2026 recipients of the Research and Creative Works Leadership Awards, announced by the Office of Academic Affairs.

An Albuquerque apartment hiding a dark secret and a young teacher running from her past are at the center of a novella written by UNM alumnus Victoriano Cardenas.

Richard W. Etulain, a professor emeritus of history at The University of New Mexico (UNM), has published his 65th book, with two more already underway.

The University of New Mexico’s Center for Regional Studies (CRS) has selected Emma Ressel, a UNM Master of Fine Arts alum, as its 2025–26 postdoctoral research fellow.

Did you know that every May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month? During which organizations and community members come together to share and celebrate Asian and Pacific Islanders in the U.S.  According to...

Elizabeth Quay Hutchison, professor of history and Regents’ Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at The University of New Mexico, has been named a 2025–26 American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow—one of just 25 higher education leaders...

In an era ruled by kings and queens, a University of New Mexico history graduate student is shedding light on a medieval Iberian royal couple, revealing how they defied convention and reshaped the mindset of their time.  Jonathan Seyfried Jonathan...

The University of New Mexico’s College of Arts and Sciences last year announced an addition to the list of Regents’ Professors for the Annual Years 2025-2027. The newest Regent’s Professor appointed is Dr. Elizabeth Quay Hutchison, a Latin American...

Margaret Jane Slaughter, Professor Emerita at The University of New Mexico, died June 4. She was 82. Slaughter was a celebrated founding mother of the international and interdisciplinary field of Women’s and Gender Studies, a scholar of women in the...