Maureen Romine Las Vegas, New Mexico — A longtime Highlands University biology professor who has dedicated her career to student success will be this year’s homecoming parade marshal. “I still relish the challenges of teaching students,”...
Photo: Margaret McKinney/Highlands University Highlands University freshman and Mora, New Mexico native Elisa Abeyta records side oats grama grass during a field lab for the university’s new conservation management degree program. Las Vegas, N.M. — A new...
Jill Talbot Las Vegas, New Mexico — A New Mexico Highlands University English professor will publish eight essays fall semester in top international and national literary journals. Visiting professor of creative writing Jill Talbot’s new essays appear in...
Jesíºs Rivas Las Vegas, N.M. — A New Mexico Highlands University biology professor will be the keynote speaker at a major biology conference in Mexico. Professor Jesíºs Rivas is a Venezuelan-born herpetologist — a biologist that studies reptilian and...
Robert Romero Las Vegas, N.M. — One of the biggest challenges Native American students face in college is keeping their cultural identity strong, said Highlands’ new Native American recruiter. “The Native American Student Services Office at Highlands...
