Presidential Finalist and UNM alum Robert Frank said Monday that he supports living wages for graduate and teaching assistants, even though he refused to support collective bargaining for graduate assistantships at Kent State University, where he is provost.
Presidential finalist Douglas Baker said during his on-campus forum Wednesday that recent NAACP complaints about discrimination against African Americans at UNM reflect bigger problems at the University. “From what I read, the frustration of African-American students, faculty, and staff seems to be a subset of an inability of the organization to talk about hard stuff,” he said.
This isn’t presidential finalist Meredith Hay’s first time as a top five finalist in a UNM presidential search, but she says she’s better prepared for the job this time around. In 2007 she made it to the final five in the presidential search that ended with President David Schmidly’s appointment. Hay said during her on-campus meet and greet with students and staff Tuesday that now she’s better suited to being UNM’s next president after helping the University of Arizona manage a $180 million cut in state appropriation during her tenure as provost there.
UNM presidential finalist Elizabeth Hoffman said during her campus visit Friday that she learned a lot from her controversy-ridden tenure as University of Colorado president, which ended in 2005.
The ASUNM Student Court found the 10 former ASUNM Senate candidates accused last month of misreporting campaign expenses guilty of all charges.
Ever wonder about the results of the end-of-semester professor evaluations students fill out? University officials said students will never know.
The Daily Lobo Photo Issue is a showcase of our photographers’ work. This semester our freelancer photographers each found one person in Albuquerque to focus their cameras on.
According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, a non-profit organization, there are 441 homeless veterans in New Mexico. Jeff Anderson (53) is one of them
UNM doctoral student and physical education professor Robert Hohnke died Tuesday following a weather-related car crash near Farmington, but his colleagues said he died a hero.
Transparency is actually a hallmark of how I try to operate. What I try to do is maintain open dialogue and inclusive processes because that ultimately leads to good decision making.
Newly appointed head football coach Bob Davie will make at least $4.5 million during his six-year term at UNM.
It’s down to the final five in the search for UNM’s next president. The Board of Regents announced the finalists during a closed meeting Monday morning and will conduct in-person interviews with each finalist as well as review feedback from students and staff before officially selecting the University’s next president by Jan. 5.
UNM Interim Provost Chaouki Abdallah said that while the University has a long-term real estate Master Plan, the University has lacked a long-term plan for academics until now.
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Five finalists remain in the search for UNM’s next president. The Board of Regents will conduct in-person interviews with each finalist and review feedback from students and staff before officially selecting the University’s next president in early January.
While flurries dusted UNM campus, as much as 6 inches of snow fell on other parts of the metro area beginning Sunday night and continuing into Monday.
Students can donate to charity this Wednesday and Thursday and maybe snag a parking spot worth $700 while they’re at it.
Additionally, our copy editing open house is postponed.
The 10 former ASUNM senate candidates accused last month of misreporting campaign expenses appealed their initial punishments, and said while they did spend more money on campaign materials than reported, the materials were never used.
The New Mexico State Legislature is to vote in January on a measure that would reduce benefits for retirees and establish a minimum retirement age after the measure passed in legislative committee on Friday.
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