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The return of Blue Lake to Taos Pueblo
November 12, 2025

UNM-Taos Indigenous Outreach in partnership with Taos Pueblo Tribal Leadership, hosted Tribal Councilman Gilbert Suazo Sr. and Taos Pueblo Deputy Tribal Programs Administrator Vernon Lujan for a special presentation on the Return of Blue Lake to Taos Pueblo.

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Escape Into Elsewhere
October 23, 2025

Escape Into Elsewhere is a mixed-media exhibition by artist Sarah Hart of Hart Print Shop. Through a fusion of printing, painting, and layered materials, this Klauer Campus exhibition blurs the boundaries between the real and the imagined.

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Dean of Instruction to step down after 25 years
October 23, 2025

After nearly a quarter-century of service to The University of New Mexico-Taos, Dean of Instruction Dr. Randi Archuleta announced she will step down at the end of the 2025-26 academic year and return as an instructor.

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Chenoa Velarde is back in The Pack
August 21, 2025

Chenoa Velarde left an indelible mark on our campus during her tenure as an advisor for the Senior Student Program and Student Government Association. She also oversaw UNM-Taos’ cultural programming and DEI-related work on campus and in the community. Luckily for us, she’s back. Chenoa started her “semi-new” role as Indigenous Outreach Coordinator on August 4.

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Without further ado, the 2025 Louie Awards go to…
July 30, 2025

UNM-Taos Director of Strategic Initiatives and Research, Ale Villalobos Melendez, who keeps racking up the accolades, has another much-deserved award to display after the “surprise” of being named this year’s UNM Staff Leader of the Pack.

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Bridging the healthcare gap
June 18, 2025

Did you know UNM-Taos developed the first credit-bearing Community Health Worker/Representative (CHW/R) training program in New Mexico? The early UNM-Taos pilot in 2010 set the standards adopted by the state for its certification credential.

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