EDUCATION Amid administrative shakeup, state opens special forensic audit at New Mexico Highlands State to look into concerns of 'systemic failures' in procurement, contracting, financial management and governance
HIGHER EDUCATION Ousted Highlands president sues university, alleging retaliation for refusing to redirect state funds Neil Woolf claims he was placed on leave after rejecting a Board of Regents chair's directive to steer $600,000 to a local contractor
HIGHER EDUCATION Garnett Stokes on leaving UNM: 'There's a great deal I will miss' Stokes looks back after eight years as the University of New Mexico's first female president
HIGHER EDUCATION UNM names interim provost to full-time role Speech and hearing professor Barbara Rodriguez will continue on as university's chief academic officer
EDUCATION New Mexico leads nation in college aid application growth, but it's still near the bottom overall 21.5% surge in FAFSA completion signals more high school seniors seeking college
HIGHER EDUCATION UNM's $636M medical school aims to double doctor training New facility, set to open in 2030, would grow the incoming class to 200 students annually to address state's physician shortage
HIGHER EDUCATION Incoming UNM President Goldstein will earn $850,000 Base salary is roughly equal to outgoing President Stokes' deal, though Goldstein will get additional incentives
HIGHER EDUCATION UNM faculty union fights 13% health insurance hike Union says rising living costs will leave nearly a third of full-time faculty earning less even after raises
HIGHER EDUCATION 'I can't believe I finally did it': UNM confers more than 3,600 degrees at spring commencement Thousands graduate at the Pit as outgoing President Stokes addresses her final graduating class
HIGHER EDUCATION UNM's new president calls selection 'a profound honor' Steve Goldstein will succeed Garnett Stokes as the 24th president of state's largest university
HIGHER EDUCATION Final UNM presidential candidate pledges place-based leadership Eric Link, provost at University of North Dakota, wraps up campus visits as Board of Regents prepares to choose Garnett Stokes' successor
HIGHER EDUCATION UNM presidential finalist Goldstein vows to champion students, faculty Penultimate candidate touts health sciences successes and service to diverse student populations
NEWS Business leaders ask UNM to reconsider Meg Whitman as presidential candidate Local business community expresses disappointment after billionaire former eBay and HP CEO was eliminated before the final round of presidential candidate interviews
HIGHER EDUCATION UNM presidential candidate addresses campus community, pledges to bring university into modern age Health Affairs vice president at Purdue, Eric Barker, boasts a decades-long career in health sciences and academic leadership
HIGHER EDUCATION New Mexico Highlands shakeup expands beyond president Provost, men's basketball coach placed on leave, other administrators are terminated
HIGHER EDUCATION Regents place New Mexico Highlands president on leave Neil Woolf, hired in 2024 after a national search, out as faculty cite longstanding concerns
HIGHER EDUCATION UNM announces three finalists for provost Candidate will be selected after new university president is chosen in May
HIGHER EDUCATION UNM presidential finalist Monga touts record of enrollment growth and student success Former University of West Georgia interim president pushes state partnership, treads carefully on politics
HIGHER EDUCATION First UNM presidential candidate calls for diversity, workforce pipeline Elizabeth Watkins touts plan to boost retention, equity and academic outcomes in campus visit
HIGHER EDUCATION New Mexico Tech appoints interim president to full-time role Michael Jackson will be the university's 19th president
HIGHER EDUCATION UNM announces five finalists for president Candidates to visit campus in coming weeks
HIGHER EDUCATION New Mexico universities' graduate programs rank among nation's top UNM's nurse-midwifery program ranks 7th nationwide
HIGHER EDUCATION IAIA could face another round of federal funding cuts Draft of upcoming budget zeroes out previous $13.5m appropriation for tribal college
HIGHER EDUCATION NMSU selects new provost Joseph Bull will step into the role from Portland State University, ending years of interim leadership
EDUCATION Stokes bids farewell to UNM in final state of the university address Tech, health care and athletics are poised for development, university officials say
EDUCATION UNM will not move forward with tuition hikes Regents proceed with budget draft without several student cost increases
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WNMU names Jose Coll as next president Western Oregon University provost and vice president of academic affairs succeeds Joseph Shepard
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO Western New Mexico University announces presidential finalists Five candidates to meet with regents, public
