Secretary Stephanie M. Rodriguez

NMHED News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Higher Education (NMHED) raised more than $3 million from the state Higher Education Endowment Fund for initiatives focused on education, economic development, and other priorities aimed at moving the state forward announced to invest in

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham approved the funding earlier this year. It aims at state colleges and universities to prepare students for careers in areas of high need and to enhance their ability to conduct research in priority areas such as technology, health, education and agriculture.

“New Mexico’s public universities are hubs of innovation and critical to meeting workforce needs and driving economic development everywhere,” said Stephanie M. Rodriguez, Secretary of Higher Education. “Thanks to Gov. Rujan Grisham and our higher education partners, we are making the long-term investments in the programs and professionals New Mexico needs to sustain meaningful progress in education, workforce development, science, technology, and more. increase.”

The New Mexico Department of Higher Education, Department of Economic Development, and Office of Financial Management reviewed proposals from New Mexico’s public universities and awarded the universities expected to have the greatest impact. This year’s awards prioritized teacher preparation, early childhood education, medicine, and science, in addition to student health and faculty retention.

The Department of Education at New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas will receive $150,000 to support the creation of an Institute for Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Learning. The institute plans to provide training to current and aspiring teachers to better serve students with Indigenous, bilingual, and multicultural backgrounds in K-12 education. doing.

“The support provided by the New Mexico Department of Higher Education and the New Mexico Highlands College Foundation to establish the Institute for Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Learning and Teaching (ICLRLT) is a cultural and linguistic It meets an important need of the state to develop a framework that is responsive to their school plans.ICLRLT works with communities to develop curricula so that the cultures of all New Mexico children and youth are respected. The professional development offered through ICLRLT also addresses the increased learning gaps experienced during COVID-19,” said Mary Erick, Ph.D., Dean of Education, University of the Highlands of New Mexico.

In addition to supporting the governor’s priority initiatives, awards from the Higher Education Endowment Fund establish endowed faculty chairs, lecturer, researcher, and graduate assistant positions, and provide support for recruiting and retaining faculty. It can be used to offer competitive wages.

Awarded colleges and universities invest the amount awarded to generate annual interest income that sustains these positions and projects. Endowment funds leverage short-term funds to generate long-term returns and support the recruitment and retention of high-performing faculty. The university must also provide his 50% of matching funds from non-state sources in order to receive state endowments. The New Mexico Department of Higher Education monitors donations to ensure they are spent on authorized activities.

The following New Mexico public college and university campuses and projects have been selected to receive Higher Education Fund funding.

• $150,000 to the School of Education at the University of New Mexico Highlands for its Institute for Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Learning and Teaching to provide professional development in line with the tribal school framework.
• The Helping Hands Scholarship, a donation of $25,000 to New Mexico State University-Esperanza/Covarrubias, is dedicated to Health, Education, and Social Transformation (HEST) College students working toward a degree in special education.
• Donated $250,000 to New Mexico State University and awarded Papen-Aprendamos professorship to train specialists in speech pathology and autism spectrum disorders in schools.
• $200,000 to San Juan College to operate a food hub and food pantry to provide students with fresh, healthy food from local farms.
• $150,000 to Western New Mexico University to support faculty members specializing in early childhood education and family counseling.
• Donated $175,000 to Santa Fe Community College and donated faculty chairs for the Early Childhood Center of Excellence.
• For the Maurice R. Greenberg Endowed Professorship for Native American Faculty of Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Civil and Environmental Engineering, or Physics, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Institute of Technology) to $500,000.
• Providing $100,000 to New Mexico Tech and the Kaiser MST Teacher Endowment to provide scholarships to various participants in the Master of Science for Teachers Program.
• Awarded $446,500 to New Mexico Tech University for Senator Pete V. Domenici Professorship in Science and Technology for National Security.
• $625,000 to the University of New Mexico, Taos Campus for Early Childhood Development Initiatives.
• Contributes $300,000 to the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center to create an endowed faculty position in the University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center to expand the center’s ability to diagnose and treat women with ovarian cancer.
• Donated $150,000 to the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center to create an Endowed Professorship of Nursing for Terry and Alice J. Richardson.
• $45,000 to the University of New Mexico for an Evelyn M. Neil Endowed Faculty Fellowship in Special Education to fund research on special education teacher training practices.
• Provided $150,000 to the University of New Mexico for economic development scholarships at the Anderson School of Business.When
• Duffy and Jeanne Swan donate $50,000 to the University of New Mexico for special education lectures.
• State Match Total: $3,181,500

For more information on higher education funding, visit the New Mexico Department of Higher Education website. website.