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UNM seeks public input in search for next president
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The search for the next University of New Mexico president is underway.
On Friday, the university announced that its Board of Regents is inviting “faculty, staff, students, and community members to share their perspectives as part of the search for UNM’s next president.”
Massachusetts-based consulting firm Isaacson Miller has been tapped to guide the search.
The firm guides searches for a number of organizations, including in advertising and fundraising, arts and culture, conservation and environment, pre-K and K-12, science and technology and higher education institutions.
Current UNM President Garnett Stokes, who announced her retirement in September, will continue leading the school through the end of the academic year. She is the first woman to hold the position and has led the university for more than seven years, making her one of the longest-serving presidents in UNM’s history.
The university estimates the firm will be paid around $240,000.
Two sessions seeking community input on the search will be held: Tuesday, Nov. 18, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Mirage-Thunderbird Room of the Student Union Building and on Wednesday, Nov. 19, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Domenici Education Center, Room 3170.
Those interested in providing feedback who can’t attend the sessions in person can do so at presidentialsearch.unm.edu. The same webpage will also include Zoom links to attend the sessions virtually.
“We look forward to hearing directly from the people who make up the core of our university — our students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the New Mexicans we serve,” Paul Blanchard, Board of Regents chair, said in a statement.
The board is slated to name a new president in late spring 2026.
