Even though I took on the editor duties at Mirage seven years ago and have been immersing myself in Loboland ever since, I’m still surprised again and again at the network of connections that spread like a spiderweb among UNM alumni. Here’s one example. Deb Haaland...
We Lobos are resilient. And, after more than a year and half of pandemic restrictions, we are cautiously optimistic that we can gather to collectively share our memories as members of the Pack. As we approach this new academic year with in-person classes on campus and...
After more than a year of remote instruction, online gatherings and cancelled events, The University of New Mexico is delighted to return to full operations for the Fall 2021 semester. That means a return to in-person instruction…
Has it only been six months since we published the last issue of Mirage? In the Year of Coronavirus, sometimes time stands still and a day spent in self-isolation can feel like a week. Other times, I look at the calendar and marvel that we’ve been at this for six...
As I write this in late December 2020, the first doses of a vaccine for COVID-19 are being administered to our front-line health care providers at The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center who have been working tirelessly and fearlessly. I’m in awe of their...
This issue of Mirage magazine is published digitally, nearly 12 months after our lives changed so dramatically. Like you, the staff at the Alumni Relations Office has successfully taken on the changes and challenges of working from home. We have been creating...
2020 was full of challenges ranging from a global pandemic to issues of racial injustice and a controversial U.S. presidential election. The Alumni Association (AA) and the Alumni Relations Office (ARO) faced our own challenges of finding ways to safely continue our...