April 16, 2013 by Dana Beasley, NMSU News Center With April recognized as Financial Literacy Month, New Mexico State University Career Services is participating in a national initiative to increase personal finance knowledge and raise awareness about the importance of that topic. This issue is especially important for students taking out student loans or those accumulating credit card debts, More »

September 27, 2012 by Jay Rodman, NMSU News Center As part of a comprehensive strategy to address a rising student loan default rate, New Mexico State University has entered into an eight-year agreement to partner with the nonprofit organization Inceptia, a division of the National Student Loan Program, which specializes in student loan repayment counseling, financial literacy education and de More »

September 13, 2012 by Emily C. Kelley, NMSU News Center New Mexico State University has moved into the top tier of the U.S. News & World Report Best National Universities rankings, one indicator that NMSU provides students with a high quality, affordable education. NMSU ranks 189 this year, which is a reflection of the many improvements the university has worked toward in recent years, inclu More »

September 7, 2012 by Kimberly Altamirano, Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost The Office of International and Border Programs, through its Office of Study Abroad (OSA), is happy to unveil its Faculty-Led International Programs (FLiP) Office to help NMSU faculty develop educational opportunities abroad. Cornell Menking, NMSU’s new Associate Provost for International and Bord More »

May 17, 2012 by Emily C. Kelley, NMSU News Center Campus sustainability expert and author Geoffrey Chase visited the New Mexico State University Las Cruces campus this week to discuss graduation, retention and sustainability with NMSU officials. Chase is dean of undergraduate studies at San Diego State University, but is also the coauthor, along with Peggy Bartlett, of “Sustainability More »

April 9, 2010 by Sally Kestin, Dana Williams and Diane C. Lade Sun Sentinel (MCT) NMSU Round Up “Make the call that will change your life and get you on the right track toward a rewarding future.” Sales pitches like that are helping to draw record numbers of students to for-profit schools that offer job training in everything from welding to massage therapy to medical billing. Buoyed by the More »