Education

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The Las Vegas branch of the American Association of University Women is offering scholarship opportunities to New Mexico Highlands University main campus female students.

The application deadline is April 16. One or more eligible students will be awarded $1,000 scholarships.

Applicants must have demonstrated that they are capable of and committed to earning an undergraduate or graduate degree from Highlands. They must also live in Las Vegas or surrounding communities.

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MANA del Norte is accepting scholarship applications for the 2012 – 2013 academic year. Applicants must be a resident of one of the following northern New Mexico counties:  Rio Arriba, Taos, Los Alamos, Mora, Santa Fe, or San Miguel. This year, 5 – $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to selected recipients. “Since inception in 1989, MANA del Norte has awarded more than $125,000 to residents of Northern New Mexico,” said Dolores E. Roybal, president of MANA del Norte.

By Margaret McKinney
Highlands University

New Mexico Highlands University music professor Tatiana Grecic Dutoit presented a composer’s workshop at the 10th Annual Hawaii University International Conference on Arts and Humanities earlier this month.

Academics and professionals from more than 30 countries gathered for the arts and humanities conference.