“I love research,” enthuses The University of New Mexico alum Raven Otero-Symphony. “Not only did research give me the freedom to question and explore in my own capacity on topics that interest me, it also provided support during challenging moments in.
Eric Olaguir, an El Puente Research Fellowship scholar and a University of New Mexico undergrad has been accepted into the highly competitive Apple Scholars Program. “I want to advance the development of technology here in New Mexico and.
Finally, some good news – really good news our college students and their families can bank on.
State officials announced last week that after years of failing to live up to its promise, New Mexico’s Legislative Lottery Scholarship program will once again cover full tuition for eligible in-state students in the next academic year.
“This is what is needed at the tail end of a pandemic,” says Higher Education Secretary Stephanie Rodriguez.
And how.
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While it’s shy of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s vision of free college, it’s an important step in that direction. Established in 1996, the lottery scholarship paid full tuition for eligible students from 1996 to 2015, leveling the playing field for tens of thousands of students every year. The scholarship was reduced to levels as low as 60% in 2017 due to rising tuition rates, lagging lottery sales and a lack of state funding. It covered only 66.7% of tuition at UNM this school year. And it does
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Student government leaders from the University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University and New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology unequivocally urge legislators to cover the Legislative Lottery Scholarship shortfall by allocating $9.7 million from the General Fund to the Lottery Tuition Fund. Since four-year higher education students are not included in the Opportunity Scholarship in its second year of conception as promised by the governor, students will be forced to fall back on the Lottery Scholarship. This makes it more important than ever to address this shortfall.
As the student-body president at the University of New Mexico, I have talked to many students about their priorities and concerns. Our student body reflects society and is often split on how it views societal topics. However, the importance of the Lottery Scholarship and its impact on students’ ability to stay in sc