Shaping the Public Leaders of Tomorrow
Posted: September 2021
The University of New Mexico School of Public Administration (SPA) is launching into the Fall 2021 semester with a new director, who is laser focused on broadening the appeal and impact of the already nationally recognized programs.....
Edwardson Elected as Division Program Chair-Elect
Posted: June 2021
SPA Associate Professor Nicholas Edwardson was recently elected to serve a five-year term as the Division Program Chair-Elect for the Health Care Management Division of the Academy of Management (AOM).....
SPA Assistant Professor Receives 2021 SPALR Dissertation Award
Posted: April 2021
Dr. Iseul Choi is the recipient of the American Society for Public Administration’s (ASPA) 2021 Section on Personnel Administration and Labor Relations (SPALR) Dissertation Award, which was presented during the SPALR business meeting at the 2021 ASPA Annual Conference this April.....
UNM Programs Ranked Among Best Graduate Schools in the Country
Posted: March 2021
UNM was listed as having several top 100 programs in the nation including public administration, public health, nursing school, medical school, engineering school, and various social science programs. UNM School of Public Administration moved up in rank and has tied for #95 for the 2021-22 Best Public Affairs Graduate Schools across the country by the US News & World Report.....
School of Public Administration Receives Top Accreditation Marks
Posted: October 2020
The University of New Mexico School of Public Administration (SPA) is adding another accolade to its long list of accomplishments. The School was recently re-accredited by the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) for a full six years without monitoring....
Can Michelle Lujan Grisham Save New Mexico?
Posted: April 2020
Among governors in the Interior West, Lujan Grisham has been among the most aggressive at curbing the outbreak...Both Director Perlman and MPA Alum James Jimenez served alongside Lujan Grisham in the Richardson administration, and they expect the current governor to adhere to the advice of public health experts...
SPA Student Places Top Three at International Competition
Posted: March 2020
The UNM School of Public Administration was represented in one of the top three teams to compete at the recent NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition...
UNM Alumnus Shares Secrets of Success
Posted: February 2020
Always be open to change, seek out little-known opportunities and never stop growing your network – those are just a few of the nuggets of wisdom from recent UNM School of Public Administration graduate David Vazquez. His strategy seems to be working too – he was recently selected from a national pool for not one but two prestigious federal fellowship programs...
Takeaways from 1st Day of House Public Impeachment Hearings
Posted: November 2019
Serving as a faculty expert, SPA Director Bruce J. Perlman provides insights on the first day of public impeachment hearings at Congress...
School of Public Administration Hosts NM Governor
Posted: November 2019
The UNM School of Public Administration was proud to host and hear from NM Governor Michelle Lujan-Grisham as the keynote speaker and honoree for the 17th Annual Arthur A. Blumenfeld Lecture and Dinner on November 12, 2019...
UNM SPA Students Represent on Global Stage
Posted: March 2019
Students from the UNM School of Public Administration (SPA) brought their solutions to the 2019 NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition. SPA students Justin O’Shea, Cheyenne Trujillo, Kyle Biederwolf, Naomi Stulberg and Zlata Nourie joined 600 other students from 147 universities in 27 countries for the competition...
SPA Assistant Professor and Colleagues Awarded Best ACHE Article
Posted: February 2019
SPA Assistant Professor, Dr. Nicholas Edwardson, is one of three-colleague recipients of the 2019 Edgar C. Hayhow Award for their article, “Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Performance: Do Organizational and Market Characteristics Matter?” published in the Journal of Healthcare Management last January/February 2018 issue...
UNM School of Public Administration Celebrates 50 Years
Posted: February 2019
The UNM School of Public Administration (SPA) is reaching a milestone five decades in the making. On Feb. 11, the SPA will celebrate 50 years of educating students for leadership and administrative roles in government, nonprofit and interdisciplinary organizations...
Sold-Out Crowd Supports School of Public Administration
Posted: September 2018
A sold-out crowd of UNM, city and state leaders filled SUB Ballroom C for the 16th annual Arthur A. Blumenfeld Endowed Lecture...
UNM SPA Director Honored by Universidad de Guadalajara
Posted: July 2018
School of Public Administration Director Bruce Perlman was honored by the University of Guadalajara and gave a keynote address, because of the institute’s unique ties to UNM...
SPA Professor Honored by NSF for Women's History Month
Posted: March 2018
In honor of Women’s History Month, a SPA Professor was recently highlighted in the National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences...
SPA Faculty Member Presents at National Health Policy Conference
Posted: February 2018
Assistant Professor represented The University of New Mexico on the national stage, presenting at the 2018 AcademyHealth National Health Policy Conference (NHPC) in DC...
UNM SPA Hosts Visiting Scholar from Beijing, China
Posted: February 2018
The University of New Mexico School of Public Administration (SPA) is creating opportunities for students to learn about Beijing, China from a first-hand source...
SPA Assistant Professor Presents Findings to the State's LHHS Committee
Posted: November 2017
In early November, Assistant Professor Nick Edwardson was invited to present to the state’s Legislative Health and Human Services Committee (LHHS) on work he and his colleagues completed on Consumer Participation in Marketplace Health Plans...
Assistant Professor Publishes with a Top-Rated Journal in the PA Field
Posted: November 2017
Dr. Agustín León-Moreta, assistant professor in the School of Public Administration at UNM, published an article in the Public Administration Review (PAR). PAR has been the premier journal in the field of public administration research and theory for more than 75 years...
Regents' Professor Elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration
Posted: October 2017
The National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) has elected Regents’ Professor Mario A. Rivera a Fellow of the Academy. NAPA is an independent, nonprofit, and nonpartisan organization established by Congress...
CUEB Delegation Visits UNM SPA for Internationalizing Opportunities
Posted: October 2017
In the beautiful and productive news of the UNM School of Public Administration (SPA), we had the honor to welcome and meet with our partners from Capital University of Economics and Business (CUEB) in Beijing, China...
Professor León-Moreta Examines the Formation of Special Districts in the US with PAQ
Posted: September 2017
Assistant Professor Agustín León-Moreta has published an article titled, “Special District Formation: Evidence from Panel Data,” with the Public Administration Quarterly (PAQ) for Fall 2017...
MHA Alumna is named VTCC's Executive Director in Santa Fe, NM
Posted: August 2017
We are proud to announce that the Villa Therese Catholic Clinic (VTCC) Board of Directors unanimously elected Victoria Otero, MHA, as the VTCC Executive Director...
NSF Awards Funding to UNM for the Science, Technology, and Society Program Through 2019
Posted: August 2017
SPA is delighted to report that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded our own, Dr. Roli Varma, and her collaborator, Dr. Meghna Sabharwal from The University of Texas at Dallas, with a grant...
Speaker Series Shines a Light on the "Levels of Inequality in Municipal Policing" Research
Posted: April 2017
Assistant Professor Agustín León-Moreta presented his findings as the last installment of the SPA Speaker Series for this spring as the public has a “renewed interest in the performance of policing services in America..."
MPA Students Join 2017 NASPAA-BATTEN Student Competition and Collaborates to Win the Regional Level
Posted: March 2017
The School of Public Administration was able to send three MPA students to Arizona State University in Phoenix to participate in the site’s student simulation competition. "We had an opportunity to contribute our ideas and efforts to help solve regional food security problems. It was a very busy day, but so rewarding!" Nourie commented...
Speaker Series: Government Transparency on State and Federal Levels
Posted: February 2017
Attend in-person or online! Experienced compliance officers John Rodriguez (UNM) and Tim Korte, along with UNM Regents' Professor Bruce Perlman and local TV reporter Chris Ramirez will discuss the value of state and federal sunshine laws (IPRA in New Mexico and FOIA at the federal level) for transparency, accountability and democratic process, as well as their legal and administrative implications...
MPA Program Makes Top 50 in the Nation for 2017
Posted: January 2017
One of the University of New Mexico’s School of Public Administration master's programs is being hailed one of the best in the country...
Interdisciplinary Research Team Brings $1.2 Million NSF Study to UNM
Posted: December 2016
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced that Regents' Professor Mario Rivera (UNM School of Public Administration) and Postdoctoral student Dr. Rebecca Beals (UNM Institute for Social Research) are the lead evaluator and co-evaluator respectively for an external assessment...
A First for an SPA Recipient to Receive the UNM Online Course Advisory Best Practices Certificate
Posted: November 2016
For the first time, Regents’ Professor and SPA Director, Dr. Bruce Perlman, is a Fall 2016 recipient of the Online Course Advisory Best Practices Certificate for PADM 522 Program Evaluation...
SPA Assistant Professor Publishes with the American Review of Public Administration (ARPA)
Posted: November 2016
Assistant Professor, Dr. Agustín León-Moreta, published an article, “Functional Responsibilities of Municipal Governments,” in the American Review of Public Administration (ARPA)...
Professor Cartwright Co-Led a Study Aboard Program for Emory University in London, England
Posted: June 2016
In summer 2016, Assistant Professor Kate Cartwright co-led a study abroad program on Comparative Healthcare Systems in London, England, for Emory University with Emory Professor Emeritus John Boli...
