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Working Toward A Dream Campus
By Christina Rodriguez / NM News Port / Nationally it has been a waiting game for Dreamers — young undocumented immigrants — since President Trump ordered an end to the DACA program last September. Politicians and the courts continue to hash it out leaving many Dreamer’s feeling restless and disappointed. Despite this Dreamers and allies […]

Native American Women Are Scared To Speak Out About Their Abuse
By Felecia Pohl and Autumn Scott / NM News Port / The #MeToo movement has given women the platform they need to tell their stories, but some women in the Native American community are still apprehensive to speak out. Studies show Native American women are twice as likely to experience sexual violence in their lifetime […]

Inequality in STEM fields prompts push for improvement at UNM
By Sarah East and Aleks Mihailovic / NM News Port / The University of New Mexico has a lack of female faculty in science, technology, engineering and math fields. A survey of UNM departments reveals a disparity between male and female faculty members. This shortage of female professors is apparent in the science, technology, engineering […]

Rally ABQ Focuses on Albuquerque Crime During Its February Meeting
By Nash Reynolds / NM News Port / ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Members of Rally ABQ, a local group focused on creating change in Albuquerque, gathered on Feb. 14, 2018 and agreed that the best way to tackle the city’s issue of crime is to begin working with key players in the community who fall under […]

Native Women Leaders Express #Me-Too Concerns
By Felecia Pohl and Autumn Scott / NM News Port / The Navajo Nation recently took measures to address sexual harassment at the upper levels of the nation said Delena Otherbull the executive director of the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women (CSVANW) based in Albuquerque. When the #Me-Too movement gained traction last fall […]

Efforts look to support children and teen sexual assault survivors
By Xchelzin Peña / New Mexico In Depth / The trauma Abrianna Morales, 16, experienced from sexual assault last year was compounded by isolation she felt during her recovery. There was no resource group or program specifically directed toward teens and youth. “I felt very alone, very isolated, having to deal with the PTSD, […]

Sexual misconduct allegations simmer at the Roundhouse
By Danielle Prokop / New Mexico In Depth / SANTA FE— Lobbyist Vanessa Alarid described feeling like “a deer in the headlights” upon seeing Thomas Garcia at the Roundhouse on Jan. 24th. It was their first run-in since last month when Alarid accused Garcia, a former Democratic representative, of sexual misconduct. Alarid might […]

The hoops that Dreamers jump through for citizenship
Editor’s note: This is the third profile in a series on DACA recipients. This article was first published on the Daily Lobo and has been republished with their permission. Minor style changes were made with permission. For DACA recipient and University of New Mexico student Sofia Angulo, becoming a citizen has been difficult. “People say, ‘Oh, well, […]

After DACA, Lupe Cordova finally felt included
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of profiles on DACA recipients, printed in partnership with the Daily Lobo. By Amy Byres Lupe Cordova applied for citizenship 18 years ago — but the process was never finalized. “One of the most frustrating things is that people think, ‘Just go apply,’” she said. “I […]

Some of NMID Fellows’ Best 2017 Work
By Marjorie Childress / New Mexico In Depth / When New Mexico In Depth created a fellowship for journalism students of color at University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University, we had high hopes for impactful, community-based stories. We haven’t been disappointed. Here are just a few of the stories created by Melorie […]