New Mexico Highlands University has reached a settlement with the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED), through its Hazardous Waste Bureau, resolving an environmental compliance matter related to hazardous waste management at the Ivan Hilton Science Building...
New Mexico Highlands University announced the appointment of two members to its Board of Regents, reinforcing the board with experienced leadership and a strong student voice. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed Grace Herrera as Student Regent, and Elaine V....
Nearly four years after the federally caused Hermits Peak–Calf Canyon Fire devastated northern New Mexico, a new independent economic analysis confirms that New Mexico Highlands University sustained between $209 million and $277 million in damages as a direct result...
Students from more than 30 schools competing in Governor’s STEM Challenge The STEM Innovation Network, in collaboration with the LANL Foundation, is proud to announce the Seventh annual New Mexico Governor’s STEM Challenge, a statewide STEM (Science, Technology,...
New Mexico Highlands University Forestry Professor Dr. Michael Remke has been awarded $16,500 to support an undergraduate research project focused on cultivating, sequencing, and studying fungi from diverse environments across Northern New Mexico. The project, The...
Joint Proclamation Removes Major Financial Barrier to Higher Education Access for Territory's Youth American Samoa Governor Pulaali’i Nikolao Pula and Lt. Governor Pulumataala Ae Ae, Jr. announced today a landmark educational partnership with New Mexico Highlands...
With New Mexico’s commitment to developing and utilizing sustainable energy, providing a workforce proficient in that emerging new economy is the focus of New Mexico Highlands University’s Dr. D. Veena Parboteeah’s discussion during an upcoming Creative Santa Fe...
New Mexico Highlands University head football coach Kurt Taufa’asau, at left, is part of a university contingent heading to the Pacific Islands to expand NMHU’s recruiting impact in the area. Credit: John Vestal/Sports Fanatic Photography For New Mexico Highlands...
The Indiana Jones epic archeological movie adventures are well known. They are just not steeped in too much reality. So imagine Dr. Kimberly Munro’s surprise when she experienced just such a moment on her research dig in Peru in 2023. Munro, an Assistant Professor in...
Adapting to the educational needs of New Mexico has been the core of New Mexico Highlands University’s mission since it was established as the New Mexico Normal School in 1893. As the first institution of high education in the New Mexico, it educated teachers for...
Across the country, colleges and universities are dramatically increasing their federal lobbying efforts as they face complex policy environments, shifting funding streams, and rising national competition. Recent reporting shows that some of the nation’s top...
New classification highlights Highlands’ expanding research activity and growing doctoral programs The American Council on Education has designated New Mexico Highlands University as a Research College and University (R3), recognizing the university’s growing research...
La Matanza has a long and successful history at New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU). This year’s matanza, sponsored by NMHU and supported by the City of Las Vegas Lodgers’ Tax, will take place on November 1, 2025, at the Cultural Center at Melody Park for a...
New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU) invites the public to the 2025 Biennial Matanza, a time-honored gathering that bonds tradition, culture, and community in a day of celebration! On November 1, 2025, the Cultural Center at Melody Park will come alive with the...
“I’ve always wanted to be an inspiration to young girls in the community,” Tsinnajinnie said. “I get to represent not just New Mexico Highlands and Las Vegas, but all 24 tribes that reside here in New Mexico. I wanted to take that initiative and be that...
Partnership expands international learning, research capacity, and workforce readiness New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU) and Universidad Anáhuac Puebla have signed an international academic collaboration agreement establishing student and faculty exchanges, joint...
Increase driven by 34% rise in new freshmen New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU) is proud to announce an increase in student enrollment for Fall 2025 across on-campus and online platforms. Overall undergraduate enrollment increased by 4% compared with Fall 2024....
Amid the Homecoming glow—banners up, horns tuning, sidewalks shuffling—Carla O’Neil’s smile represents what the season is all about: ordinary people doing extraordinary things. This year’s Homecoming grand marshal, O’Neil, carries a message she repeats with...
New Mexico Highlands University is pleased to announce the appointment of Doajo Hicks as the University’s inaugural General Counsel, a new role created to strengthen governance, compliance, and legal strategy across the institution. Previously, the University...
The Facundo Valdez School of Social Work at New Mexico Highlands University has been awarded $1,624,654, the largest allocation granted to any social work program in the state, from the $3 million appropriated by the 57th New Mexico Legislature and signed by Governor...
