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Dr. Jose Griego is a native of northern New Mexico. He has had a long and varied career in higher education in New Mexico. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Albuquerque. He received his Master of Arts degree in Modern and Classical Languages and his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Multi-Cultural Teacher and Childhood Education from the University of New Mexico.
Dr. Griego was Dean of Instruction at Northern New Mexico Community College from January 1993 until his appointment as President in February, 2005. Prior to coming to Northern as Dean of Instruction he was Director of the NNMCC Taos Off-Campus Center. He has served as Co-curator for the Festival of American Folklife coordinating activities between the Smithsonian Institution and New Mexico Museum of International Folkart. He has served as Senior Research and Budget Analyst for the Legislative Education Study Committee and as Senior Research and Policy Analyst for the New Mexico Commission on Higher Education. From 1983 to 1991 he served as Elementary Principal for the Penasco Independent School District. He has served as adjunct faculty for various universities and colleges and has taught at Albuquerque Public Schools and for the Pojoaque Valley School District. Other appointments include Director of the Guadalupe Historic Foundation, Director of Bilingual Education Studies for the College of Santa Fe, and Bilingual Education Specialist for the New Mexico State Department of Education.
In August, 2004 Dr. Griego developed a baccalaureate program in Teacher Education and an Assessment System at American Samoa Community College; facilitated development of a community college system in China in July, 1999; and has served as a consultant evaluator for the NCA Higher Learning Commission, the National Council Accreditation Teacher Education, and Quality New Mexico.
Dr. Griego has written numerous publications, including Cuentos, Tales of the Hispanic Southwest, which is currently in its 20 th edition, and has participated in many professional presentations.
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