During his administrative report at the Board of Regents meeting Friday, UNM President Robert Frank spoke about student financial assistance, progress on UNM 2020 goals and a revised budget process. It is the University’s job to provide the possibility of an education to all students who desire one, regardless of their financial situations, Frank said.
Last Monday’s City Council meeting was the second in less than a month to be canceled due to protests. Ken Sanchez, president of the City Council, said that when a meeting is postponed it often entails greater consequences for the city and its citizens.
The Daily Lobo has uncovered video of the protests at the City Council meeting Monday that ended with the arrests of 13 protesters. David Correia, assistant professor in UNM’s American Studies Department, was one of the protesters arrested. He was charged with battery of a police officer during the protest, according to a statement from the Albuquerque Police Department.
At least 100 people gathered at the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico on Thursday afternoon for the first transgender march in the state. The event was intended to strengthen ties between individuals within the transgender community and reach out to those not yet involved, said Paula Kaski, a community member involved in organizing the march.
Universities in New Mexico will receive $16 million over the next four years in a bid to permanently increase research funds in the state. The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research is donating the money for universities to focus on research in sustainable energy, said Mary Jo Daniel, Associate Director of the EPSCoR state office. She said the initiative, Energize New Mexico, will help increase the state’s capacity for research.
President Robert Frank struck a compromise with student government that returned University Libraries and the Athletics Department to the Student Fee Review Board’s purview.
Ken Carpenter can let out a sigh of relief, as a dream he never thought would last enters its 20th year of existence. Casa Xalteva, a Spanish school and cultural center Carpenter co-founded in Granada, Nicaragua, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and is still going strong
Faced with the task of increasing University study abroad participation by 33 percent in six years, the new Interim Director of the Global Education Office, Paul Edmunds, has his work cut out for him.
Protesters commandeered the Albuquerque City Council meeting Monday in a bid to highlight a perceived lack of accountability among city officials. The Albuquerque Government Center was shut down and cleared around 6:30 p.m.
Community members shared stories and brainstormed potential solutions regarding the Albuquerque Police Department to Department of Justice investigators Wednesday.
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