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UNM’s New Director of Africana Studies

Logo for UNM and Africana Studies Program Text.

2.24.2022 – After more than 20 years at the University of New Mexico, Dr. Kirsten Pai Buick steps into a new role as Director of Africana Studies. New Mexico in Focus host Gene Grant asks Dr. Pai Buick about her experiences in the state and how they helped shape her plan for what will soon…

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The Importance Of Seeing Your Culture Reflected In The Classroom

representing diversity in the classroom

June 29, 2018 – New Mexico is a diverse state and that includes our schools. But do students who identify as Latino, African American, Native American or Asian see themselves and their community reflected in textbooks, lessons and images in their classroom? New Mexico PBS worked with Generation Justice and KUNM to conduct listening sessions…

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