By Jack Boggs
Many first-generation Americans feel pressure from their immigrant parents to succeed in school and make more money than their parents did.
Category: Raising New Mexico
Constitutional amendment asks voters to invest in early childhood education
Contentious races for governor and Congress have gotten a majority of the attention this general election but voters are also being asked to approve a change to the way New Mexico’s education is funded.
How will the next New Mexico governor improve education?
Education Is a hot topic in this year’s governor’s race. Aldo Jurado looks at the education plans of Mark Ronchetti and Michelle Lujan Grisham.
NM’s Opportunity Scholarship providing financial and mental relief
Now that New Mexico introduced the Opportunity Scholarship to give undergraduate students free-tuition, campuses are seeing big numbers of returning students.
Back to school in the fire zone
Classes are starting in northern New Mexico, where a wildfire left families without basics like running water. Searchlight New Mexico’s Alicia Inez-Guzmán explores how students learn after so much loss.
Online’s Not Fine?
By Rayes Gallegos / New Mexico News Port Online classes were increasingly popular at UNM before the pandemic pushed all classes to Zoom, but now students and professors are starting to reevaluate how online classes fit in the overall picture. Associate Provost of Student Success Pamela Cheek says since the pandemic online class offerings have… Continue reading Online’s Not Fine?
Young people take interest in trade careers
Schools in New Mexico have observed the shortage workers and students leading them to introduce non-traditional courses
Housing Hardships threaten UNM students
By Taylor A. Gibson / New Mexico News Port A year ago, Earth and Planetary Sciences major Cheyenne Livingston, 23, was struggling to finish her homework but more pressingly, she had to find a place to park overnight, because she was living in her car. “It definitely broke my spirit,” says Livingston, who lived in… Continue reading Housing Hardships threaten UNM students
Ghosting and catfishing? Dating on social media sucks
As college students, we face dilemmas big and small. In this debut of The Dilemma Podcast, we explore your issues and let you know you are not alone.