Schools and Colleges

The New Mexico Educational Retirement Board is once again contemplating changes to its state pension fund that could affect current and future state educational retirees, including those at The University of New Mexico, as well as prospective new...

The University of New Mexico’s Office of Equal Opportunity has appointed Sara Cliffe as interim Title IX coordinator effective Aug. 20. Cliffe replaces Heather Cowan, who is stepping down from the Title IX coordinator position to take a position as an...

This week on New Mexico in Focus correspondent Matt Grubs sits down with former New Mexico state historian Estevan Rael-Gálvez to talk about changes this year to Santa Fe’s controversial Entrada tradition. Sarah Gustavus sits in for Gene Grant on the...

As public schools in Albuquerque open their doors to children for the new school year, there is one elementary school in particular where students and their families can’t wait to gather in the courtyard. As the parents take pictures of their pride and...

The University of New Mexico Student Activities Center (SAC) and the Associated Students of UNM (ASUNM) welcome students back to campus with its annual “Welcome Back Days” slated Aug. 17 - 24. Most events will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the UNM...

Game Day Fridays, a popular promotion implemented by the UNM Bookstore several years ago, returns to all UNM bookstore locations starting Friday, Aug. 24. On Game Day Fridays, all Lobowear and spirit merchandise is 25 percent off in-store and online...

Children’s rights activist Marian Wright Edelman once intoned that when it comes to representation and inspiring young people, “you can’t be what you can’t see.” Taking that maxim to heart, University of New Mexico alumna Carol Payne banded together with...

UNM Press and the Center for Regional Studies are joining forces to help boost the number of books at underfunded New Mexico libraries. “I want to thank the Center for supporting this initiative, and I believe this is a great example of how the Press,...

The University of New Mexico is partnering with the National Science Foundation New Mexico’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research to host a day dedicated to research funding opportunities.  The National Science Foundation...

Researchers at The University of New Mexico will participate in a $15 million, multi-university collaboration as part of a National Science Foundation program designed with the audacious goal of building the world’s first practical quantum...