BY SHAUN GRISWOLD / Source NM The University of New Mexico Gaza Solidarity Encampment started its ninth day on Tuesday with part of the camp inside the main campus Student Union Building. By 4 a.m., police destroyed the five tents set up by the group demanding UNM divest from the state of Israel, and New Mexico […]
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College protesters want ‘amnesty.’ At stake: Tuition, legal charges, grades and graduation
By JOCELYN GECKER / Associated Press Maryam Alwan figured the worst was over after New York City police in riot gear arrested her and other protesters on the Columbia University campus, loaded them onto buses and held them in custody for hours. But the next evening, the college junior received an email from the university. […]
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NM Supreme Court hears ‘bloody Indian’ lawsuit in front of high school students
A campus auditorium became a courtroom this morning, as the New Mexico Supreme Court convened in Albuquerque as part of an annual outreach program called The Rule of Law. At Central New Mexico Community College’s Smith Brasher Hall, the justices heard oral arguments in a case involving a student’s discrimination claim against Albuquerque Public Schools. […]
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UNM students join nationwide campus protest in support of ceasefire
University of New Mexico students set up camp this week at the school’s Duck Pond to protest the Israel-Hamas war — calling for a ceasefire — and demanding that the university divest from Israel. Pro-Palestinian protests have been heating up on college campuses across the country over the past two weeks as students gather to […]
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Biden administration to roll back the Betsy DeVos Title IX rules
This story is republished from Source NM as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. BY ARIANA FIGUEROA / Source NM WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education on Friday announced a final rule that will update Title IX regulations governing how schools respond to […]
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CNM partners with State Police to Solve cold cases
The Central New Mexico Community College Criminal Justice program is collaborating with the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) to solve cold cases. The new Cold Case Collaborative course will launch at the end of April. The course was developed in partnership with the NMSP to provide students with real-world experience and to help serve communities […]
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Missed deadlines lead to $11.5M veto, upending plans for UNM public health school
BY: Austin Fisher / Source NM New Mexico’s flagship research university missed two deadlines to ask for state money to establish an accredited school of public health within the next year to deal with infectious disease pandemics. The lapse means the UNM Health Sciences Center will not receive $11.5 million for the school, placing in limbo […]
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Albuquerque Public Schools dropout rate rises
More students have dropped out of Albuquerque Public Schools this year than last. Associate Superintendent Mark Garcia said the dropout rate for the first semester of this school year is up to 1.8%, compared to 1.5% for the same time last year. He said APS is projecting the full-year rate to be 5.2%, versus 4.2% […]
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New Superintendent achieves life goal and sets some for students
Dr. Gabriella Durán Blakey has found what she intends to be her last job. “There’s a lot of work ahead, and there’s nothing I have as a goal other than the work that I am committed to doing here in Albuquerque,” Blakey said. “So it’s the last stop.” A product of Albuquerque Public Schools, she […]
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Charter school roof collapses
A local charter school is working its way through an unexpected situation after the roof of its new gymnasium collapsed. A letter sent by head administrator Jake Kolander to Explore Academy parents stated he was informed of the damage to the roof at 9:30 p.m. Sunday. In the letter, Kolander wrote that other parts of […]