Vatos Rugby Player Nominated for Life of Significance Award

Las Vegas, New Mexico ­– New Mexico Highlands University graduate Justin Stallworth has been nominated for a Life of Significance Award for his volunteer service. Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company named Stallworth as a finalist for the national award, writing that he...

Music Grad Reyes Montoya Inducted into Latin Grammy Association

Las Vegas, N.M. – Reyes Montoya, who graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in music production from New Mexico Highlands University in May 2019, was inducted into the Latin Grammy Association in April. The 22-year-old native of the tiny village of Sunshine, New...

Gabi Hernandez Addresses Diversity Summit

Highlands alumna Gabi Hernandez speaks about organizing for resistance and change at Highlands’ statewide Diversity Summit May 22. Hernandez is a nationally and internationally known social justice advocate and graphic artist. More than 110 people participated...

New Homeland Security Course at NMHU

Las Vegas, New Mexico – New Mexico Highlands University is offering a new Introduction to Homeland Security course through a partnership with the Santa Fe Police Department. Robert Vasquez, deputy chief of police of the Santa Fe Police Department and an expert in...

NMHU Hosts ‘Girls Can’ with AAUW

New Mexico Highlands University forestry professor Julie Tsatsaros, far right, explains a water cycle experiment to Tyra Horner, far left, and Bryanna Montoya, fifth-graders from Union Elementary in Las Vegas. The girls participated in AAUW’s “Girls Can” program at...