As the fall semester comes into view and Lobos begin in-person instruction after a year of remote learning, one of UNM s most gracious leaders will be noticeably absent. Scholes Hall will feel a little less crowded, Welcome Back Days will have one less cherry blazer in attendance, and the campus in general will notice a considerable figure missing this fall because Eliseo “Cheo” Torres will retire Aug. 1 as the vice president of Student Affairs.
It’s the position he’s held for the last 25 years.
Torres said he’s always had a passion for working with students. Before becoming a Lobo, Torres was the vice president for External Affairs at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, where he also taught within the Bilingual Doctoral Program. He subsequently served as the University’s interim president and vice president for Student Affairs.
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The illness of racism was here long before Covid-19, but the pandemic brought it out into a brighter focus. It is too blinding not to see it. It is too loud to be silent in its presence. So we are going to make some noise of our own the kind of noise you can dance to. On Episode 26, we highlight the dialogues we’ve had over the past year with anti-racist educators and leaders. As the country loops back through a national call to self-destruct on Sunday, April 11, NoMoNo spins remixes of conversations and wall-to-wall beats.
Because of the rules around copyright, we can t post the audio as it aired with some of our favorite songs and vocalists speaking to the nuances of these issues. If you want to,