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A new report on the economic effects of escalating costs to attend New Mexico colleges and universities calls for more financial assistance for low-income students and recommends an income cap on eligibility for the Legislative Lottery Scholarship. Continue Reading
The president pro tem of the Senate said the regents had arbitrarily stripped powers from Chancellor Garrey Carruthers. Continue Reading
The board has voted to strip the power to hire and fire administrators from its chancellor. Continue Reading
Backers argued the amendment would depoliticize the often partisan process of selecting regents for the boards of New Mexico’s public universities. Continue Reading
A Senate committee on Monday approved a bipartisan proposal that would take away a bit of the governor’s power to pick university regents. Continue Reading
Though the proposal does not make college more affordable, it does at least ensure that students can count on a certain amount every year while balancing out the struggling lottery scholarship fund. Continue Reading
The bill would eliminate the requirement of pledging 30 percent of gross lottery revenues to college scholarships. Continue Reading
My grandfather loved to tell me the story about a young Pete Domenici coming into my family’s drugstore. Continue Reading
Domenici, a Republican, was New Mexico’s longest-serving U.S. senator, holding that office from 1973-2009. Continue Reading
For the past three-plus years the Board has set clear directional priorities for the chancellor and has monitored performance against these priorities. Continue Reading
Should they change their minds, I am willing to serve. Continue Reading
I opposed the hiring of Garrey Carruthers to lead NMSU in 2013. Boy, was I ever wrong. Continue Reading
New Mexico State University Chancellor Garrey Carruthers plans to retire on July 1, 2018, when his current contract ends. Continue Reading
The group is trying to counter extremism and violent language surrounding the topic of immigration with a communication campaign on social media. Continue Reading
There’s endless potential for abuse and corruption in our public universities’ secretive nonprofit fundraising foundations, as the University of New Mexico community is discovering. Continue Reading