Former university official Paul Grindstaff said he faced retaliation after alerting campus leaders to unsafe athletic facilities and equipment.
Education
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New Mexico advocates push Congress to expand program for newborns and mothers
Legislation making newborn supply kits available to families nationwide has progressed slowly, despite reported benefits.
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New Mexico implements new strategies to expand free childcare system
The efforts are aimed at streamlining the licensure of new daycare and preschool facilities and boosting the number of available slots.
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Childcare providers say New Mexico’s proposed rule changes would hurt business
Public commenters say the changes would create rigid budgeting requirements and could potentially violate educators’ privacy.
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UNM reappoints law school dean amid scrutiny over diversity, admissions
UNM’s provost and executive vice president for academic affairs announced the decision to renew Carey’s contract Monday.
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UNM moves toward more clinic time, less academic time for teaching doctors
The change — which comes as UNM endeavors to double medical school enrollment — has drawn concerns from some clinical faculty members.
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New Mexico Highlands University regents deny wrongdoing in response to ex-president’s lawsuit
The regents and the former president have been publicly trading barbs since Woolf was abruptly placed on leave in May.
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Pojoaque Pueblo graduates celebrate sobriety on the ‘Path to Wellness’
The program diverts people accused of nonviolent crimes related to substance use toward behavioral health services.
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Higher Education Department announces $10M in on-campus childcare expansions
Officials stressed the importance of on-campus childcare, arguing it can make or break parenting students’ higher education.
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‘I’ve enjoyed it all’: New Mexico Gen Z dads chart new path for fatherhood
Domonic Taylor is one of several Gen Z fathers who say their approach has been greatly shaped by their own life experiences.
