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January

In remembrance: Distinguished Professor Mala Htun
January 28, 2025

Mala Htun

Mala Htun, author and Distinguished Professor of Political Science at The University of New Mexico, died Friday after living with cancer the last few years. She was 55.

Services have been set for Wedn…


Feb. 19 Lightning Lounge to focus on branch campuses
January 24, 2025

Feb. 19 Lightning Lounge

 

The next Lightning Lounge event will be held Feb. 19 from 4-5 p.m. and will highlight the scholarship of UNM’s four branch campuses: Gallup, Los Alamos, Valencia and Taos.

Lightning Loung…


Spring 2025 Syllabus Language
January 9, 2025

Dear UNM Instructors, Attached is a collation of statements that you can use on your Spring 2025 syllabus with contextual information and options. Required Syllabus Language: The UNM Accessibility Sta…


February

Former dean, interim provost 'Vi' Florez dies
February 3, 2025

Vi Florez

Educators are a special group of people. Their desire, willingness and determination to go the extra mile to improve education is nothing short of heroic—especially in New Mexico, where the educ…


March

Fulbright Day planned for April 23
March 31, 2025

Fulbright Day will be held from 4:30-6 p.m. April 23 in the UNM Honors College Forum.

The event is a celebration of UNM's Fulbright programs, and this year, the event will also pay tribute to Kiy…


April

May

Congratulations, graduates!
May 12, 2025

Class of 2025-white
The Office of Academic Affairs is proud of all of the graduates of the Class of 2025. We can't wait to see how you change the world!

For information about The University of New Mexico's commencement ce…

June

Revised preferred qualification language implemented
June 26, 2025

The Division for Equity and Inclusion and the LEAD Council, with input from the UNM Faculty Senate and support from the President's Leadership Team, recommend the following revised preferred qualifica…


Mandatory FERPA training for faculty
June 16, 2025

The Office of Academic Affairs has established a new policy requiring all faculty to comply Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) training every three years, effective with the 2025-26 aca…

July

Get Set Reset planned for Aug. 13
July 1, 2025

The UNM Center for Teaching and Learning is hosting Get Set Reset on Aug. 13 to help educators get ready for the upcoming 2025-2026 academic year.

The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. and w…

August

September

Welcome to Querencia at UNM
September 26, 2025

Blue bird

Querencia is more than a lofty notion. It’s a way of life here at UNM. Each month, we want to keep highlighting how UNM demonstrates that sentiment of belonging and deep roots that celebrate a t…


Please join us for Lightning Lounge on Oct. 15
September 26, 2025

The next Lightning Lounge will be held Oct. 15. The speakers are: Yuting Yang, an assistant professor of economics whose talk is The Economics of Energy Transition; Allison Freedman, an associate prof…

Know Your Rights presentation planned for Oct. 14
September 15, 2025

UNM will be hosting a "Know Your Rights" presentation on Oct. 14, led by Amber Weeks and Olsi Vrapi, attorneys with the Vrapi Weeks law firm in Albuquerque.

The presentation will begin at 5:30 p.m. in…


October

Remembering our community in this season of gratitude
October 29, 2025

Dear Lobo Community,

The ongoing U.S. government shutdown is creating challenges across the country, including here at The University of New Mexico. One significant impact is on the Supplemental Nutri…


Distinguished Professor nominations open for 2025-26
October 9, 2025

The Office of Academic Affairs encourages departments/programs to nominate their most outstanding candidates for the honor of promotion to the rank of Distinguished Professor. Nominees must …