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College students in New Mexico studying to become licensed social workers are required to conduct hundreds of hours of field work in places like schools, prisons, hospitals and clinics. That requirement is often unpaid labor. For the estimated 1,500 students enrolled in social work programs at universities across New Mexico, that volunteer time cuts into […]
College students in New Mexico studying to become licensed social workers are required to conduct hundreds of hours of field work in places like schools, prisons, hospitals and clinics. That
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Attorney General Hector Balderas And Wife Denise Balderas Give Back To New Mexico Highlands University
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LAS VEGAS, NM New Mexico Highlands University alumnus Hector Balderas, the New Mexico Attorney General, is giving back to his alma mater through working with students in the university’s Legislative Fellowship Program.
Denise Balderas, the attorney general’s wife, also is a Highlands alumna. She is working with the university’s Facundo Valdez School of Social Work to develop a field practicum for a student at New Mexico ABLE, which she directs.
“I was raised in a vulnerable and impoverished small community in Northern New Mexico,” Hector Balderas said. “The Highlands students will be partnering with me and other leaders in my office and will be presented opportunities to make a difference in their own communities. I wanted to make sure the students at Highlands understand that they are valuable and strong leaders who can create change. I’m excited to w