Record Number of Students Visit Highlands for GEAR UP Event

Las Vegas, N.M. – A record number of approximately 900 middle and high school students from across the state visited the New Mexico Highlands campus Feb. 28 to get a head start on becoming college students. The students were on campus for a GEAR UP New Mexico college...

Virginia Padilla-Vigil Will Lead State Teacher Preparation Council

Las Vegas, N.M. – The New Mexico Highlands School of Education dean will lead the state’s Professional Practices and Standards Council that oversees teacher preparation in the state. The New Mexico Public Education Department appointed Virginia Padilla-Vigil as chair...

Gloria Gadsden Named as Mentor Who Empowers Black Students

Las Vegas, N.M. – The New Mexico Office of African American Affairs honored a Highlands University professor for being a mentor who empowers her black students. Gloria Gadsden, a Highlands criminal justice professor, received the office’s Everyday Hero Award. “I went...

Birth of a Movement Screens Feb. 28 During Black History Month

Las Vegas, N.M – New Mexico Highlands presents the 2016 historical documentary, Birth of a Movement, Feb. 28 at 6 p.m. as part of the university’s Black History Month activities. Birth of a Movement: The Battle Against America’s First Blockbuster tells the...

Hypnotist Show in Ilfeld February 22

Las Vegas, N.M – Highlands University presents an award-winning hypnotist show Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. in the university’s historic Ilfeld Auditorium, 900 University Ave. General admission tickets for the chrisjones performance are $5. Highlands students with valid HU IDs...