Three Lobos honored by Udall Foundation
One chosen as Udall Scholar, two as honorable mentions By Rachel Whitt May 07, 2021
Dana Lee
University of New Mexico student Dana Lee was just announced as a 2021 Udall Scholar – a distinct honor she shares with only a few others around the country. Chenoa Scippio and Dora Bean, also UNM students, were selected as honorable mentions for the award.
Fifty-five students from 42 colleges and universities were selected as 2021 Udall Scholars, chosen based on their commitment to careers in the environment, Tribal public policy, or Native health care; leadership potential; record of public service; and academic achievement. The Udall Foundation scholarship honors the legacies of Morris and Stewart Udall, whose careers had a significant impact on Native American self-governance, health care and the stewardship of public lands and natural resources.
Created: May 06, 2021 09:11 PM
ALBUQUERQUE, NM.- New Mexico has quite a contradiction on its hands. It has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country with 1 in 12 out of work, and, at the same time, a worker shortage.
Economy experts and business owners are shedding light on one of the reasons many people are choosing to stay on unemployment benefits rather than return to work.
As COVID restrictions loosen and businesses try to get back to normal, the shortage is certain to delay those efforts.
KOB 4 spent time looking at a few different important industries in the state to see just how bad the problem has gotten and found that it’s not just affecting entry-level jobs. It’s reaching areas that may be unexpected.
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Since 1949, our country has recognized the month of May as Mental Health Awareness Month. Each year, the Mental Health America organization adopts a new theme in order to promote public awareness of mental health issues. In line with this year’s theme, “You are Not Alone,” the Metropolitan Court, with its criminal justice partners, has joined with the New Mexico Behavioral Health Services Division (BHSD) and the University of New Mexico to develop and implement a program to provide support to individuals with mental illness who enter the criminal justice system.
Our program, the Forensic Navigation Program, a first-of-its-kind in our state, will work to transform how we respond to people with mental illness charged with crimes. The program will start by assisting those charged with minor crimes, called misdemeanors. The program has the ultimate goal of moving those individuals from the j