USA Today and the UNM Division of Student Affairs are collaborating to bring free newspapers to faculty and students for use in the classroom. It is hoped that promoting daily newspaper reading habits among students will help them further develop critical thinking ability and keep students informed about news events and important current issues.
UNM’s faculty are also encouraged to use the newspapers on a regular basis as part of the course curricula.
“The Collegiate Readership Program is a great way to get students reading, thinking, and talking about topics and issues affecting the world, the nation, their own communities, and themselves,” said Eliseo “Cheo” Torres, vice president for Student Affairs at the University of New Mexico. “Instructors at UNM can use the newspapers to jump-start student discussions, get them to think critically, analyze the way the media operates, and understand the political process.”
USA TODAY is distributed free of charge at five locations across main campus:
· Anderson School of Management
· Dane Smith Hall
· Student Services Center
· Student Union, Plaza Level
· Zimmerman Library
Newspapers will be stocked at these sites for faculty and students Monday through Friday while classes are in session, for the remainder of the school year.
For further information contact Tim Sawyer at 277-5299.