Endangered Boreal Toads Donated to Zoos

Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University is donating endangered boreal toads raised from eggs in a biology laboratory at the university to zoos in the U.S. for conservation efforts and education. Boreal toads are extinct in New Mexico. The Detroit Zoo...

Javier Gonzales Mayor of Santa Fe Delivers Commencement Address

Las Vegas, N.M. – Resist division and hatred, Santa Fe New Mexico Mayor Javier Gonzales told graduates at the Highlands University main campus commencement May 13. A record number of 1,051 students graduated from Highlands and its centers, with 633 earning their...

Retired Biology Professor to Serve in Peace Corps

Las Vegas, N.M. – A retired Highlands University biology professor will devote her experience teaching science to high school students in Ghana through Peace Corps service. Mary Shaw, who taught at Highlands from 1993 – 2016, begins her Peace Corps training May 27. “I...

Alumna Mary Jean Habermann López Wins Top Bilingual Education Award

Las Vegas, N.M. – The New Mexico Association for Bilingual Education recognized Highlands University alumna Mary Jean Habermann López with its highest honor for her lifelong impact on bilingual education. Habermann López received the Ben Luján Lifetime Achievement...

Students Raise Their Country’s Flag at Ceremony

Highlands University students Narendra Boppana, left, Shabari Bejagam, Swaroop Raja Marni, Lavanya Chigurupati, Jhansirani Munukuri, and Poonampreet Kaur salute the flag of their home country, India, at the International Flag Raising Ceremony May 4 at the university’s...