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A University of New Mexico Hospital employee shops for a suit during College Suit Up on Sunday, Aug. 26.

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J.C. Penney offers discounts on business clothes for students

Derek Olsen | August 28

On Sunday, J.C. Penney partnered up with the University of New Mexico’s Career Services department to host their third communal “Suit Up!” event at Coronado Mall. The event is designed to provide discounts on business and professional attire for UNM’s students, alumni, faculty and staff. The event began in the fall of 2017 with Jenna Crabb, director of career services, who has held the position since 2006. Crabb was approached by executives from the department store with the idea and she agreed to it.

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Only 17 percent of Distinguished Professors at UNM are female

Derek Olsen | August 13

A list of Distinguished Professors on the Provost’s website shows that since the 2004-2005 academic year, the University of New Mexico has promoted 92 professors to this rank. Out of those 92, 16 of them are women. Dr. Alex Lubin said the Office of the Provost is fully aware of this disparity and its employees are working to remedy it. Lubin is the associate provost for faculty development. He has been with UNM since 2002, when he was an assistant professor in the Department of American Studies. One of his responsibilities includes managing the Distinguished Professor process.

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Stephen Hull named new director of UNM Press

Derek Olsen | August 12

The new director of the University of New Mexico Press will be Stephen Hull, who starts on September 17. Richard Schuetz is currently the interim director of UNM Press and has been for about a year. When Hull takes over, Schuetz will transition to the position of associate director of business affairs. Schuetz is from Waco, Texas, where he earned his B.A. in business from Baylor University. He received his MBA from the University of Central Florida and has been with UNM Press since 2002.

Pride participants carry a rainbow flag on Central Avenue during the 2018 Albuquerque Pride Parade.

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UNM ranked among most LGBTQ-friendly online campuses

Derek Olsen | July 31

The University of New Mexico’s online college has been ranked as one of the most affordable and LGBTQ-friendly universities in the nation. OnlineU is a website that annually publishes many lists of the most affordable online U.S colleges. Their lists differ based on various demographic traits. This year, UNM rank 11th on their list of most affordable LGBTQ-friendly online colleges.

From top left clockwise Timothy Graham, Greg Taylor, Vallabh Shah and Mahmoud Taha.

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Six UNM faculty become Distinguished Professors

Derek Olsen | July 18

Multiple professors at the University of New Mexico were promoted s to the rank of Distinguished Professor last week. The recipients are professors Timothy Graham, Greg Taylor, Vallabh Shah, Mohamed El-Genk, Karl Karlstrom and Mahmoud Taha. Distinguished Professor is the highest rank and title one can earn at UNM. The process of becoming one is exceptionally thorough and unarguably objective. The process begins by a professor being nominated by a colleague, but the nomination is not required to originate from a colleague in the same department.

J.C. Penney offers discounts on business clothes for students

Only 17 percent of Distinguished Professors at UNM are female

Stephen Hull named new director of UNM Press

UNM ranked among most LGBTQ-friendly online campuses

Six UNM faculty become Distinguished Professors

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