LAS VEGAS –Desiree Martínez thought she was saying good-bye to her father for the last time. She walked out of the hospital room where her father Rey lay in a coma, sat on the floor in the hallway and quietly cried. It all happened so fast. Rey was driving to...
Ever since Donavan Kandjii set foot on a rugby field as a 10-year-old in Namibia, Africa, he said he felt the joy of the game surge through his body. Now the standout rugby player is looking to help the New Mexico Highlands Vatos Rugby Club win more national...
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...
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...
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...
