The New Mexico Department of Higher Education recently committed a $110.5 million teacher endowment fund, including $28.5 million to the University of New Mexico, to recruit and retain teachers and provide other support to increase education. announced that it has awarded 13 colleges and universities in New Mexico. The number of teachers, nurses, and social workers who graduate and find employment in New Mexico.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham approved the funds earlier this year. This funding was awarded through a competitive application process to ensure funding works in the areas and programs that are most in need and impact. A total of $50 million will be paid for educational readiness programs, another $30.5 million for social work programs, and $30 million for nurse education programs.

Overall, awarded New Mexico universities receive funding to support 58 endowed faculty positions statewide. The funds will enroll more than 700 freshmen and support her nearly 7,000 students throughout New Mexico.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said, “This funding will attract and retain talented teachers and provide a pipeline of licensed educators, nurses, and social workers to support the lifelong success, health, and well-being of New Mexicans. It enhances our ability to grow and sustain our line.” “These are key areas experiencing labor shortages across the country, and this administration is committed to doing whatever it takes to build pipelines across the state.”

“This is a clear and serious commitment to education in the state,” said Hansel Burley, Dean of the UNM College of Education and Human Sciences. “Legislators recognize that one of the state’s primary concerns is the number and quality of teachers our education programs produce. This is a true investment in the future of New Mexico’s education.”

The breakdown of funding at UNM is as follows:

Endowed Faculty of Educator Preparation

• The University of New Mexico – Gallup Branch Campus will receive $2.5 million to create tenured faculty positions to expand the pipeline of trained teachers entering K-12 classrooms at Gallup McKinley County Schools.
• With a focus on diversity, equity and inclusion, the University of New Mexico will receive $17 million to support 11 new endowment positions in UNM’s School of Education and Human Services. Undergraduate categories include Residency Supervisor, K-8 Reading and Literacy, K-12 Mathematics Education, K-12 Science Education, Bilingual Education, American Indian Education, Special Education, Graduate Education and Learning, and Educational Leadership. will be

As part of the initial proposal, Burley felt UNM COEHS could increase first-year enrollment by 10%, or about 40 students, through donated faculty positions. This year, the number of enrollments in COEHS has increased by 4%.

“Especially when good news like this spreads along with the great things we are doing, I hope we can help make a big difference in the state,” Burley said. “We are still learning why students are not more interested. Demand for teachers from school districts is very high, but we are trying to find out why students are not interested in teaching. I’m trying

“We also need to work with incumbent educators, including school teachers and administrators. They are a special group that can bring strong candidates to us. I think we’re expanding the pipeline to UNM, especially if it’s through a good agency like CNM, and we need to build a stronger pipeline.”

Burley said the money will go towards about six lecturer positions and five endowed professorships. UNM now produces about one-third of the state’s licensed educators. “We want to get top academics who are both great teachers themselves and great mentors who can teach as many students as possible. We want to provide the state with the educators it needs.

The UNM College of Nursing has also received funding to add a nursing faculty to conduct research and prepare graduate students for leadership and faculty roles in health care and nurse education.

Endowed Faculty of Nursing

• The University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus will receive $2.5 million for nursing faculty positions aimed at increasing the number of students who enroll, graduate, and find employment in northwestern New Mexico.
• UNM Health Sciences will receive $6.5 million to support additional nursing schools. It conducts research focused on meeting the health care needs of New Mexico and prepares graduate students for faculty and leadership roles in health care and nurse education in response to national contexts. It’s meant to prepare you for work. Shortage of nurses. The College of Nursing is home to the only Doctor of Nursing degree. Key to preparing nurse educators to serve the state’s other 18 public nursing programs.

“I am extremely grateful to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Secretary Rodriguez. A donation of this magnitude will provide lifelong resources to all recipients of this award,” said Christie, dean of the College of Nursing. Ng E. Kaspar said. “We know that nursing teachers, nurse leaders, and nursing scientists are essential to addressing the medical needs of New Mexico. The state faces a shortage of more than 6,500 nurses. “This funding could not have been better timed, ensuring that more qualified teachers will meet the needs of our communities and help shape the health of all New Mexicans.”

Undergraduate endowment funds awarded to selected colleges and universities are invested annually to generate income, fund faculty positions, support assistantships and residencies, and improve student graduation rates in relevant career areas. and other activities to increase employment rates. Fund awards leverage funds to generate an ongoing revenue stream that can be used permanently to attract, retain and promote academic activity for both undergraduate and graduate students in universities, health sciences and more.

The New Mexico Department of Higher Education was established in 2005 and oversees the state’s public and tribal colleges, universities, and special schools. It also oversees adult education and literacy programs statewide, manages state-funded financial assistance programs and capital projects for institutions of higher learning, provides college preparation services through the GEAR UP program, and serves the State of New Mexico. It grants state accreditation to the private universities operating within it.