News: Articles by Auriella Ortiz

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8 higher education institutions to receive funds to address food insecurity on college campuses

4 percent spring enrollment increase statewide

Evan Lyles, Opportunity Scholar, UNM School of Nursing

The New Mexico Higher Education Department’s Children, Youth, and Families Department (CYFD) Worker Loan Repayment Program underscores the state’s commitment to the wellbeing of New Mexico children and families.

The New Mexico Higher Education Department, in collaboration with the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD), has awarded college debt relief to 133 CYFD employees via its CYFD Worker Loan Repayment Program

The Higher Education Department’s Children, Youth, and Families Department (CYFD) Worker Loan Repayment Program has eased student debt shouldered by case workers, juvenile detention officers, and counselors throughout New Mexico.

The Higher Education Department’s Children, Youth and Family Department Loan Repayment Program has allowed 133 CYFD workers like Larissa Rascon to enter rewarding careers in social work without being burdened by student loan debt.

Landmark funding includes tuition-free college, loan repayment programs and enhanced educational opportunities statewide

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed five bills into law that sustain and expand tuition-free college, fund university research, support students in career training programs and adopt affirmative consent policies on college campuses.