Katrina Ortiz in Social Work Lands Social Policy Internship

Las Vegas, N.M. ­– A New Mexico Highlands social work graduate student landed an internship aimed at helping develop social policy in New Mexico through the lens of global social justice. Katrina Ortiz is a second-year Master of Social Work student at Highlands who...

New Mexico Painters Exhibition Opens

Las Vegas, New Mexico, artists from the left Meredith Britt, Nacho Jaramillo, and Kimberly Reed-Deemer talk at the opening reception for the Fifth Invitational New Mexico Painters Exhibition at Highlands Sept. 9. Jaramillo’s paintings are at the right. The exhibition...

Donnelly Reading Group Explores Magic in Literature

Las Vegas, N.M. – An upcoming reading group at New Mexico Highlands will explore magic in literature such as a Harry Potter book. Donna Woodford-Gormley, a Highlands University English professor, will lead the “Entering Magical Worlds” reading group. The free...

Two Concurrent Fine Arts Exhibitions in Burris Hall

  Las Vegas, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands presents two concurrent fine arts exhibitions that feature portraits by a Polish artist and paintings that are a collaboration between national artists and former students from Adams State University. Portraits is a...

Highlands Celebrates 125th Anniversary With Traditional Matanza

Edward Martínez, left, Rico Blea, and Eric Romero lift a kettle of roasted pork head from the matanza pit at New Mexico Highlands’ 125th anniversary celebration, a traditional matanza, Aug. 25 at the Leveo and Patricia Sánchez Family Stadium. Approximately 1,000...