The New Mexico Rural Library Initiative is hoping to secure $29.5 million in the coming legislative session for rural libraries.
Education
Posted inFeatured
UNM Health Sciences seeks $600 million cash infusion for medical school building
What does a new medical school cost these days? About $600 million, if plans to reconstruct the University of New Mexico School of Medicine are any indication. Dr. Mike Richards, executive vice president of UNM Health Sciences Center and CEO of UNM Health System, presented before the powerful Legislative Finance Committee on Wednesday requesting state money […]
Posted inFeatured
Joseph Shepard sued by the New Mexico State Ethics Commission
The new civil action claims that the former WNMU president misappropriated at least $177,000 meant for ADA compliance and used it on a patio to host his daughter’s wedding reception
Posted inFeatured
An infamous group of Russian-linked hackers appears to have launched a crippling cyberattack on WNMU
For nearly two weeks, Western New Mexico University’s website and digital systems have been held hostage by what officials in internal emails have called the efforts of a “foreign hacking group.” The university has not publicly addressed the severity of the attack, but documentation obtained by Searchlight New Mexico indicates that an infamous Russian-speaking hacking […]
Posted inFeatured
Accountability goes missing at The MASTERS Program
A prominent charter high school in Santa Fe easily earned five-year renewal from the state of New Mexico — despite red flags about its current administration
Posted inFeatured
The weight of an empty chair
Tens of thousands of students go missing every day from New Mexico schools
Posted inFeatured
Reading, writing, ’rithmetic and ranching: Why rural New Mexico wants to keep the four-day school week
A photo essay about schools in the state’s smallest county, where students juggle wrangling with their ABCs
Posted inFeatured
Days of wine and roses: State agencies probe lavish spending by university president
Questions abound about luxe purchases and overseas travel of Western New Mexico University President Joseph Shepard.
Posted inFeatured
‘The finer things in life’: A small state university is spending tens of thousands on international travel and high-end furniture
Western New Mexico University President Joseph Shepard says the expenses are all necessary, even if he hasn’t done the math to back it up.
Posted inFeatured
From cars and couches to safe havens for the homeless
Dozens of families are living at a transformed hotel in Albuquerque, where the unhoused can find refuge and their kids have room to thrive.