I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
By a 31-5 vote, Jamie Koch survived a bruising debate in the state Senate Monday to win another term on the University of New Mexico Board of Regents. But the lopsided vote belied strong opposition presented from faculty and student representatives, as well as some state lawmakers. Among opponents’ biggest gripes was the amount of money spent on top administrators over the last few years as funding for some academic programs has languished. The cost of administration at UNM had jumped to $8.2 million in 2008, up from $2.6 million in 2002, Dr. Tim Lowery, a UNM professor, told lawmakers sitting on the Senate Rules Committee Monday morning.
