This past spring, the University of New Mexico launched a search for Vice President for Research. However, after the appointment of Julia Fulghum as interim Vice President for Research, Provost-designate Suzanne Trager Ortega, with the concurrence of President David J. Schmidly, decided to suspend the search in order to become familiar with the issues facing the research office.
Photo: Interim Vice President for Research Julia Fulghum
Provost-designate Ortega will assess the situation upon her arrival in August and determine how and when the search will go forward.
As interim vice president, Fulghum will concentrate on facilitating faculty research, integrating the research and educational missions at UNM, and improving research collaboration between main campus and the UNM Health Sciences Center.
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