February 21, 2022 New Mexico Highlands University is in the process of updating its capital outlay master plan and seeks community input to guide decision-making in the renovation and use of its campus facilities. The community survey can be found here: https://www.arcforms.info/nmhu2022survey/. Community members will have until March 18, 2022 to respond to the survey. …
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Highlands University Seeks Input on Facilities Planning
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Alex Traube to Exhibit a Portrait of Las Vegas from 1981
February 15, 2022 Alex Traube, a Santa Fe photographer who spent two years as an artist in residence at Robertson High School, in 1981 and 1982, will be presenting photographs taken in the early 1980s of Las Vegas in an exhibition at the Kennedy Gallery at New Mexico Highlands University. The exhibition will open March…
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Highlands University Students Gain Practical Experience Through Legislative Leadership Fellowship Program
February 3, 2022 Seven students at New Mexico Highlands University have been selected for the Legislative Leadership Fellowship Program, which allows them to participate in New Mexico’s legislative session and learn about state politics and legislative processes: Ginger Anderson, Staci Bostic-Baros, Andrea N. Gomez, Jordan Kroeter, Manuel Luna, Julius McDade, and Michael Plantenberg. Denise Montoya,…
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Highlands University Professor Donna Woodford-Gormley Publishes Book about Shakespeare in Cuba
January 28, 2022 Donna Woodford-Gormley, an English professor at New Mexico Highlands University, has published “Shakespeare in Cuba: Caliban’s Books” and will be giving a reading as a part of the Highlands Speaker Series and in conjunction with the Highlands Gender & Women’s Studies Brown Bag Lecture series at 12 p.m. on Friday, March 4…
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Forest Restoration Institutes to Receive $20 Million for Wildfire Mitigation and National Database
January 26, 2021 Three institutes working to improve forest health and reduce catastrophic wildfires in the West will get a $20 million financial boost from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed by Congress in November. The funding will help expand a vegetation treatment database nationwide and measure the effectiveness of forest treatments. The funds…
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Highlands University Enhances Free Program Offering Micro Courses for Online Learners
January 24, 2022 (Leer este artículo en español) A free online learning program offered by New Mexico Highlands University and sponsored by other New Mexico colleges and organizations has some new features to enhance user experience. When school and work moved online at the beginning of the pandemic, Highlands University stepped in to offer…
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New Mexican Historical Artifacts on View at Highlands University Ray Drew Gallery
January 14, 2022 An exhibition featuring TT Hagaman’s Southwest Collection, which includes a wide range of historical artifacts from across New Mexico, is open to visitors in the Highlands University Ray Drew Gallery through Feb. 18, 2022. The Rarities of New Mexico Territory exhibition includes artifacts such as illustrative oil paintings, old newspapers, Thomas Mullarky’s early twentieth century Native American photographs, and furniture—including the…
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New Mexico Highlands University Adopts Updated COVID Protocols
January 11, 2022 New Mexico Highlands University is implementing new COVID protocols to ensure the safety of all students, staff, and faculty on campus. These changes are being implemented at on the main campus and the Highlands University centers in an effort to curb the spread of the Omicron variant, but leadership at the university anticipates that these measures will help to keep the campus…
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Professors at New Mexico Highlands University Publish Research on Diversity and Inclusion in the Classroom
January 6, 2022 Four professors at New Mexico Highlands University have published recent research articles in national education journals assessing a variety of strategies needed to implement culturally sustaining classroom instruction. In 2018, findings from the Yazzie/Martinez v. State of New Mexico lawsuit determined that public education in the state was lacking the funding and quality programming needed to…
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Highlands University Professor Sebastian Medina Publishes Research on the Effects of Arsenic and Uranium on Human Health
January 4, 2022 Sebastian Medina, biology professor and alumnus of Highlands University, is on a roll. In 2021 alone, he published eight research articles and one book chapter that investigate the correlation between arsenic and anemia, and the effects of arsenic and uranium on immune system disorders. Medina, who began teaching at Highlands University in the fall of 2020, said…
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Giving Tuesday a Success at New Mexico Highlands University
December 9, 2021 Giving Tuesday, which typically brings in 10 percent of Highlands University’s annual fundraising, brought in $198,403 this year. According to Theresa Law, the university began participating in Giving Tuesday in 2016, and although they did not surpass their 2019 record of $300,000, she is pleased by the amount Highlands brought in during a pandemic year. Law said each Giving Tuesday,…
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Shop Small Mall a Recipe for Success
December 8, 2021 The Shop Small Mall event, hosted by Highlands University on Dec. 1, helped to bring in much-needed support for local businesses who have been impacted by the pandemic and Bridge Street construction. The event was so successful that organizers plan to expand Shop Small Mall next year. The Shop Small Mall event…
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Highlands University Advances Bilingual Education through Partnership with International Conference
December 7, 2021 This year, Highlands University partnered with La Cosecha Conference to promote bilingual education and increase the number of bilingual teachers across New Mexico, the U.S., and internationally. According to its website, La Cosecha is a conference “by teachers for teachers,” which is held annually in Albuquerque. This year’s agenda included keynote speaker…
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Highlands University Graduating Senior Offers Closing Reception Art Exhibition on Friday, Dec. 3
December 1, 2021 Taylor Kuiper, a graduating senior at New Mexico Highlands University, will be hosting a closing reception for her fine arts exhibit, Interpretations of Nature, at the Ray Drew Gallery on Dec. 3, from 5 to 7 p.m. Kuiper will be giving an artist talk at 6 p.m. Kuiper grew up in her family’s…
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Highlands University to Host Event to Promote Local Shopping on Dec. 1
November 19, 2021 Highlands University is hosting Shop Small Mall—a convenient one-stop shop where people can do their holiday shopping and support Las Vegas’ businesses. The Shop Small Mall event will take place in the Highlands University Student Center on Dec. 1, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Director of Alumni Affairs Juli Salman came up with the idea as a way to help…
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Highlands University Offers Events Celebrating Hispanic and Indigenous Cultures
November 18, 2021 To honor both the National Hispanic American Heritage Month and the National Native American Heritage Month, Highlands University has offered a range of events to students and the public. The events began Oct. 22, and several remaining events are scheduled through Dec. 3, 2021. Collectively, the events offered in honor of Hispanic and…
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Highlands University Jazz Ensemble to Perform December 2
November 15, 2021 The Highlands University Jazz Ensemble will be performing in concert on Thursday, Dec. 2, at 6 p.m. at Ilfeld Auditorium. The concert is free, and attendees will be required to wear masks. Edward Harrington, professor of music technology and education, said the jazz ensemble is composed of students, faculty, and…
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Highlands University to Offer Viewings of Deportation Documentary and Q&A with Filmmaker
November 12, 2021 When documentary filmmaker David Sutherland visited Cleveland, Ohio, he did not yet know that the woman who picked him up, Elizabeth Perez, would be the focus of his documentary about deportation. Sutherland said he had the idea to make a film about immigration and visited Cleveland frequently to spend time with…
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Madrigal Choir at Highlands University to Perform “All About Music and Song” November 14
November 11, 2021 The Highlands University madrigal choir will be performing “All About Music and Song” at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 14 at Ilfeld Auditorium. The concert is free, and masks will be required of singers and attendees. According to André García-Nuthmann, director of the choral program at Highlands, the concert will feature the madrigal choir as well as eight…
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Highlands University Librarian, Ruben Aragón, Receives New Mexico Library Leadership Award
November 11, 2021 Ruben Aragón, director of the Donnelly Library at Highlands University, received the 2021 New Mexico Leadership Award from the New Mexico Library Association, or NMLA. Aragón has served as the director of Donnelly Library for 30 years and has worked at the library for 37 years. This is the first time he has received the NMLA Leadership Award—a fact that Valerie Nye, president of the…