School of Public Administration

Adjusting to new surroundings is nothing new for UNM senior Grant Atencio. His dad’s military career took the family across the United States to Hawaii, Georgia, Texas, Arizona and Colorado, just to name a few. New schools, new friends, new cities and...

The University of New Mexico School of Public Administration (SPA) is adding another accolade to its long list of accomplishments. The School was recently re-accredited by the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) for...

As the state’s flagship university, The University of New Mexico takes pride in being a “community of unique perspectives embracing divergence, letting the very things that divide us become the things that connect us to each other. What makes us...

The UNM School of Public Administration was represented in one of the top three teams to compete at the recent NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition. “Congratulations for placing in the Top Three! This is an outstanding accomplishment, as you...

The UNM Public Administration Graduate Student Association (PAGSA) invites graduate students to attend its upcoming conference. “Developing the Future: A Student Conference Designed by Students for Students” is being held April 25, 2020 from 8:30 a.m....

After moving to New Mexico from Puerto Rico, Vazquez came to The University of New Mexico in 2010 to join the Army ROTC program. He is now a two-time alumnus, with a bachelors in University Studies and a master’s in Public Administration (MPA) and is...

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham delivered the keynote address to the 17th annual Arthur A. Blumenfeld Endowed Lectureship, speaking to a room full of university, city and state leaders. Her address was the last on a list of festivities recognizing the...

Students from the UNM School of Public Administration (SPA) brought their solutions to the 2019 NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition. SPA students Justin O’Shea, Cheyenne Trujillo, Kyle Biederwolf, Naomi Stulberg and Zlata Nourie joined 600...

The UNM School of Public Administration (SPA) is reaching a milestone five decades in the making. On Feb. 11, SPA will celebrate 50 years of educating students for leadership and administrative roles in government, nonprofit and interdisciplinary...

When Alea White wears her cap and gown for commencement this Friday, collecting dual Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degrees – one in Journalism & Mass Communication and one in Psychology – from The University of New Mexico, she’ll be joined by an unusual...