Tuesday - June 23, 2026

**Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Mexico

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Clarence Cruz Leaves a Lasting Native Pottery Legacy at UNM
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 14 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * Clarence Cruz leaves a lasting Native pottery legacy at UNM By Megan Borders If you've ever taken a traditional Native American pottery class at The University of New Mexico or gone hiking to gather natural earthen resources for making traditional Native pottery, chances are you've met Clarence Cruz. Cruz is Tewa from Ohkay Owingeh, formerly known as San Juan Pueblo. He is an associate profess  more
University of New Mexico: Africana Studies Asks Community to Share Their Stories
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 14 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * Africana Studies asks community to share their stories By Anna Padilla The Africana Studies Department is making an online space where stories of New Mexicans can be told. Department Chair Kirsten Buick, Ph.D., was inspired to create the Tell Us Your Stories tab on their website when she came across research a former University of New Mexico student had done on a local homesteader. "Africana S  more
University of New Mexico: Columbia University Anthropologist to Deliver Annual Journal of Anthropological Research Distinguished Lecture
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * Columbia University anthropologist to deliver annual Journal of Anthropological Research Distinguished Lecture By Simon Roybal Severin Fowles, a leading anthropologist at Columbia University, will deliver the 2025 Journal of Anthropological Research (JAR) Distinguished Lecture. The annual event will feature an engaging talk by a leading expert examining colonialism in the American West  more
UNM Awarded Department of Education Grant for Special Education Teachers
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 14 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * UNM awarded Department of Education grant for new special education teachers By Bridgette Wagner Jones The University of New Mexico College of Education & Human Sciences (COEHS) has received a major award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) to launch the E3 Program -- Effective Evidence-based Education, a comprehensive initiative designed to prepar  more