Emily Withnall

Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon Fires show need for more women in fields like firefighting February 2, 2023 According to Dr. Blancas Céspedes, gender discrimination is a widespread problem in academia, and when it comes to fire and forest management, it can be a barrier for women entering those fields. Only four percent of firefighters...

Tapahonso’s poems celebrate Diné culture and heritage February 10, 2023 Dr. Luci Tapahonso, the former Diné Poet Laureate, will be giving a public reading on Tuesday, February 14 at noon on the third floor of the Donnelly Library and via Zoom: https://nmhu.zoom.us/j/98374003502. “This is an exciting opportunity for our students and community to engage...

The annual Love & War chocolate dessert contest at NMHU supports student services on campus February 28, 2023 Earlier this month, chocolate dessert creators from around Las Vegas came together in the NMHU Student Center ballroom to battle it out for first place in the annual competition. This year, competitors included Charlie’s Café, Buffalo Hall,...

The film documents civil rights protests to desegregate college basketball March 1, 2023 The Loyola Project, a film about the 1963 desegregation efforts of the Loyola men’s college basketball team, the Loyola Ramblers, will screen on March 7 at 6 p.m. at the NMHU Ilfeld Auditorium. The screening will be followed by a discussion facilitated...

March 8, 2023 New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU) and anta Fe Community College (SFCC) have signed an articulation agreement so SFCC students who complete either an Associate in Arts in Accounting or Business Administration can easily transfer to NMHU to pursue either a Bachelor of Business Administration or a Bachelor of Sciences in General Business....

Travis McKenzie, a middle school teacher in Bernalillo County, is a strong proponent of culturally relevant education. As a lifelong student himself, McKenzie’s route to NMHU was a winding one filled with the pursuit of hands-on learning. “I went into the college of education but got burnout with Western civilization classes,” McKenzie said. “I was

Damian Martinez is a newly appointed United States Magistrate Judge for the District of New Mexico. And although he says there isn’t a direct career path to becoming a federal judge, Martinez’s journey to becoming one began at NMHU. Martinez began his college career at UNM, but when his dad was deployed to the Gulf