Saturday, July 05, 2008 ‘A Good Year' for CNM By Martin Salazar Journal Staff Writer In her first year as president of Central New Mexico Community College, Katharine Winograd secured a modest decrease in tuition for students at a time when other higher education institutions were hiking theirs ... full story 07/04/08
Saturday, July 05, 2008 UNM Raises Minimum Wage, Salaries for Faculty, Staff By Martin Salazar Journal Staff Writer You may have heard of the University of New Mexico’s hundred-thousand-dollar club, the not so exclusive group of UNM employees — roughly one in 11 as of last year — earning $100 ... full story 07/04/08
Friday, June 27, 2008 Museum Adjusts Cash Policy By Martin Salazar Journal Staff Writer The University of New Mexico’s Maxwell Museum of Anthropology has changed the way it handles cash after internal auditors confirmed that an employee had violated policies by borrowing money from the change ... full story 06/27/08
Thursday, June 26, 2008 UNM Finds No Cronyism By Martin Salazar Journal Staff Writer University of New Mexico officials say they have found no evidence to support a whistle-blower’s charges of cronyism in the hiring and promotions of 21 employees. The internal investigation was launched ... full story 06/25/08
June 22, 2008 UNM Coach Got $118K on April 30 By Martin Salazar Journal Staff Writer University of New Mexico women's basketball coach Don Flanagan had a sweeter payday than usual April 30. On that day, Flanagan received two paychecks from UNM totaling $118,333 — thanks in large part ... full story 06/22/08
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 NMSU Says Policy Followed By Martin Salazar Journal Staff Writer A New Mexico State University task force has found that school administrators followed policy in their handling of the controversial nonrenewal of two professors' contracts. Former faculty members John ... full story 06/18/08
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 Young Globe-Trotter Lived Full Life By Martin Salazar Journal Staff Writer John Smeltzer believed in living life to the fullest, whether it was traveling the world, following in former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan's footsteps or collecting friends. Smeltzer ... full story 06/18/08
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 Family Confirms ID of UNM Grad Who Died in Spain By Martin Salazar Journal Staff Writer Family friends of a recent University of New Mexico graduate thought to have died while in Spain last week have made a positive identification, the man's mother has confirmed through ... full story 06/17/08