UNM Student Body Takes Step Towards Creating Dream Campus
Dennise Martínez Recently, the University of New México’s (UNM) Student Senate passed a resolution that showed the student body’s commitment to creating institutional change to make UNM a safe…
I Was Catcalled by 11-Year-Old Boys
Cassidy Hilmar As a 17-year-old who wants to play college soccer, I spend a good chunk of my weekends refereeing soccer games. I get paid $30 per game…
New México Dream Team Sets Vision for Education Justice
Selene Vences What does it mean for the New México Dream Team (NMDT) to finally be a chartered organization at the Central New México Community College (CNM)? It…
Teachers Continue Fight After Losing Chance at Ballot Initiative
by Katherine Davis-Young Teachers nationwide wore red this week in support of public education. In Arizona, educators are vowing to continue to fight for better schools in the state,…
Invest in Kids Now: It’s Morally and Fiscally Responsible
New México has a jobs problem. We have high crime. We’re ranked 49th in the country for child well-being, showing how much our kids suffer. Our home was just ranked…
Teachers Deserve a Raise, Here’s How to Fund It.
Teachers are ready to revolt. That’s the message we should take away from West Virginia, where educators in every county went on strike recently. The teachers secured a major victory,…
Hear Our Voices, See Our Grief and Our Fear
On March 14, students across the nation walked out of school to protest gun violence. Most students yelled and chanted so their voices were heard but, at my school, our…
For Students Who Think They’re “Bad” at Science
I’m well aware that not all students will share my love for science. But a few years into my teaching career, I began to notice a pattern; I noticed that…
Celebrating the Denver Preschool Program’s 10th Anniversary
Of all the community organizations I’ve had the honor of working with in my career, one in particular is close to my heart: the Denver Preschool Program (DPP). It started…
$100,000 in Grants to 31 Hispanic Students
In partnership with Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF), Colgate-Palmolive is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with its annual Haz la U (Make the U) educational grant program. Now in its ninth year,…
