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Writer-In-Residence Wins Award

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WNMU writer-in-residence wins 2021 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year for novel “Nazaré.” The magical realist story inspired by the Arab Spring of 2010-11 was called “rare and ground-shaking” by U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe...
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Lifetime Achievement Award for Adult Ed

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WNMU Director of Adult Education Services Debbie Maldonado was recognized with a lifetime achievement award from the New Mexico Adult Education Association. Presented with the honor at the annual conference, Maldonado has worked to teach adults literacy and numeracy, earn a high school equivalency credential, become college ready and start down a career pathway....
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WNMU Writers Celebrate Wilderness

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WNMU Writer in Residence JJ Amaworo Wilson and professor emeritus Sharman Apt Russell both have writing published in “First & Wildest,” which celebrates the 100-year anniversary of the Gila wilderness, which is a stone’s throw from...
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Best Master’s Degree Programs

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Western New Mexico University was ranked #8 for the Best Master’s Degree in New Mexico by University HQ. The ranking touts the affordability of WNMU and also the university’s ability to support students toward improved career...
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Professor Heads to Poetry Residency

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WNMU Assistant Professor of English Composition Heather Frankland was selected to attend an intensive poetry workshop in Outer Cape Cod this summer. Led by the well-known poet Marge Piercy, the program is limited to just 12 poets....
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Nurse Educator of the Year

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WNMU School of Nursing Clinical Instructor Mary McBrayer, RN, BSN, MAIS, won the 2022 New Mexico Nursing Education Consortium Nurse Educator Endowment Award to honor the late Nancy Morton. This award recognizes her dedication to ensuring the continuation of clinical lab skills courses for WNMU nursing...
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Top Online Criminal Justice Degree

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WNMU was named on the “Best Online Associate in Criminal Justice Degree Program” list by Best Accredited Colleges, which creates school rankings using data around financial aid awards, the quality of education, faculty and campus...
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High NCLEX Pass Rate, Low Cost

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Ranked as one of the most affordable nursing school programs in the southwest by college planning resource Mometrix Test Preparation, WNMU stood out among the 30 programs with high graduation rates, top National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) pass rates and low tuition...
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Sociology Professor Published

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WNMU Assistant Sociology Professor Dr. Dara Naphan-Kingery co-authored “How Black Engineering and Computing Faculty Exercise an Equity Ethic to Racially Fortify and Enrich Black Students," which was published in The Journal of Higher...
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