School of Law

The Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (the Foundation) has awarded UNM Professor Reed Benson the Clyde O. Martz Teaching Award, making Benson the first recipient of the award at UNM.  “I am very honored to receive this award, and grateful for all...

Those who worked alongside him and shared in his dedication and passion of law say there is no way to adequately express the immeasurable impact Dean Fred Hart had on the University of New Mexico and the greater community as a whole. “Fred was a leader...

Lora Morgan Church listed the factors that make her a non-traditional student: She joked that she got her first degree “five hundred years ago,” then received her MPA and an MS in Health Education. She had a career and she and her husband Casey have five...

Every year, U.S. News and World Report releases rankings for select university and college programs across the country. Each year it focuses on different types of programs, sometime ranking sciences and other times humanities, etc. Below are those...

The Pueblo of Laguna and Pueblo of Jemez filed a federal lawsuit on Friday, March 26 to protect clean water in New Mexico. The lawsuit, filed against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the U.S. District Court...

As a day forever changed in history, New Mexico Congresswoman and UNM alumna Deb Haaland has become the newest member of U.S. President Joe Biden’s Cabinet. Deb Haaland “This historic nature of my confirmation is not lost on me, but I will say, it...

Endless pivots in the 2020 curriculum and academic environment inspired a University of New Mexico group to rally – ensuring graduate students had the tools needed to search for jobs in an increasingly competitive market. The coronavirus pandemic has...

It’s no secret the life of a mother is hectic with an endless list of things to do, throw in law school and that’s how a student-run organization at The University of New Mexico was founded called, Moms of Law. Kateri West, Moms of Law treasurer, said...

Two University of New Mexico School of Law graduates Nancy Hollander and Teri Duncan will be represented in the feature motion-picture “The Mauritanian,” after the alumnae represented Mohamedou Ould Slahi between 2005 and 2016. Slahi, a Mauritanian...

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced New Mexico Court of Appeals Judge Julie Vargas will serve on the state Supreme Court. The Albuquerque native, and former Lobo will succeed Justice Judith Nakamura. The governor selected Vargas from the list of...