{"id":39096,"date":"2022-02-25T12:11:37","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T19:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=39096"},"modified":"2022-02-25T12:11:38","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T19:11:38","slug":"unms-new-director-of-africana-studies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/unms-new-director-of-africana-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"UNM\u2019s New Director of Africana Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UNM\u2019s New Director of Africana Studies\u00a0 | In Focus\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FQ2bLArAfb8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2.24.2022 &#8211; <\/strong>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. 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