Members of the UNM leadership team, including Acting President David Harris and Provost and Executive Vice President Reed Dasenbrock, are in the process of working out a memorandum of understanding with Diné College. UNM leadership, headed by Regent Sandra Begay-Campbell, traveled to Tsaile, Arizona this week to begin the discussions.
Photo: UNM Regent Sandra Begay-Campbell
The Arizona Tribal College serves members of the Navajo Nation who live throughout northwestern New Mexico and northeastern Arizona. UNM hopes to persuade students to transfer to the university after they have taken initial courses at Diné.
UNM has committed to offering five Diné transfer students $2,000 two-year scholarships.
Leaders from both institutions are now discussing details of curriculum, research opportunities, and cultural competencies.
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