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Higher Education Secretary Rodriguez urges against tuition increases

14 Mar, 2024 Anne Maclachlan
Higher Education Secretary Stephanie M. Rodriguez issues statement urging public colleges and universities to keep tuition levels flat for the coming semester

New Mexico Basic Needs Consortium joins White House challenge to end hunger

13 Mar, 2024 Anne Maclachlan
Group will pursue solutions to food insecurity on college campuses statewide

Governor signs bill creating $959M trust fund guaranteeing tuition-free college in NM

11 Mar, 2024 Anne Maclachlan
New Mexico establishes largest higher education trust fund in the nation

Biden Administration forgives 6,270 New Mexicans’ federal student loans

26 Feb, 2024 Anne Maclachlan
$267.1 million in total debt discharged in the state since last year

Governor’s budget proposal keeps NM a leader in higher education

8 Feb, 2024 Anne Maclachlan
$1.3 billion recommendation sustains and expands tuition-free college, workforce and more

Higher Education Department introduces bill to make college hazing a crime

20 Jan, 2024 Anne Maclachlan
New Mexico one of six states with no anti-hazing law

Higher Education Secretary Rodriguez returns to role following maternity leave

16 Jan, 2024 Anne Maclachlan
Secretary Stephanie M. Rodriguez has returned to her role as Cabinet Secretary of the New Mexico Higher Education Department following a temporary absence as she and her husband welcomed their first child.

New Mexico Higher Education Department achieves remarkable milestones in 2023

26 Dec, 2023 Stephanie Montoya
State celebrates college enrollment growth, workforce development, adult education graduates and more

New Mexico Higher Education Department releases FY25 budget recommendation

13 Dec, 2023 Stephanie Montoya
$197 million budget sustains tuition-free college, expands successful education and workforce initiatives