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Fostering student success from cradle to career.

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including $27.5 million from the State of New Mexico.

These investments represent a shared commitment to student success, regional opportunity and New Mexico’s future workforce.

💚 Congrats to university leadership, faculty, staff, and students on this exciting milestone!

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🎓 Celebrating Student Success at @enmu!

🐾 Secretary Stephanie Rodriguez made a trip to Portales to support the grand opening of Eastern New Mexico University’s new Student Academic Services Building!

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This new facility will connect students with essential resources, including academic advising, financial aid assistance, tutoring and other services to support their educational journeys.

The project received significant investment from multiple funding sources,

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Last month, Director Dina Advani represented New Mexico at the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) Communities of Practice convening—Insights and Strategies for Improving Noncredit Pathways and Outcomes—in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Colleagues from the New Mexico Higher Education Department attended Lumina Foundation’s 2026 State Policy Retreat, bringing together state leaders, policymakers, higher education system offices, college presidents, partners, and students from across the country.

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🎡 Looking back on a great day at the EXPO NM Home of the New Mexico State Fair!

In September, we hosted colleges, universities and community partners from across New Mexico for Pathways to College & Careers Day at the #NMStateFair.

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Since 2022, thousands of New Mexicans have benefited from financial aid programs like the Opportunity and Lottery Scholarships which covers 100% of tuition costs and help make higher education more accessible to students across the state.

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Secretary Rodriguez joined virtually the New Mexico Educational Assistance Foundation’s Annual FAFSA Training to support high school counselors as they prepare for the upcoming FAFSA cycle and continue helping students access the financial aid they need to pursue higher ed.

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Scholarships are a key decision maker in a student’s ability to attend a college or university.

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The Private Postsecondary Schools Division has completed its annual state authorization process for private schools, helping protect students, staff and communities while making sure schools continue to meet New Mexico’s standards for quality and accountability.

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Deputy Secretary Trujillo and Dr. Amber Gallup joined the Aspen Ascend Forward with Families Forum: New Mexico, bringing together student parents, university partners and community leaders to discuss better supports and pathways for student parents to succeed.

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Our dreams are here. Nuestros sueños están aquí.

And our students are going places, especially when they decide to stay home. �¡Adelante, Nuevo México! 🎓

#HispanicHeritageMonth #OrgulloNuevomexicano #HigherEducation #NewMexico #Adelante

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¡Aquí estamos! ¡Y aquí seguimos! ❤️

This Hispanic Heritage Month, the New Mexico Higher Education Department is celebrating the extraordinary diversity, history and future of our Hispanic and Latino communities. We also want to highlight the power of higher education

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to see higher education as a place where they belong, and a future they can claim.

Our histories are here. Nuestras historias están aquí.

Our languages are here. Nuestros idiomas están aquí.

Our families are here. Nuestras familias están aquí.