The State of New Mexico has invested $94 million to replace the former Humanities Building, a structure that stood at the center of campus for 50 years. Studio Tsien, in partnership with New Mexico’s SMPC Architects, has designed what comes next: the Humanities & Social Sciences Building (HSS). The HSS Building will feature a community kitchen, a podcasting studio, classrooms for Spanish as a heritage language, Diné, and signed languages, a first-floor living room that opens to Smith Plaza, and a fourth-floor event space with views of the Sandias. With state-of-the-art facilities for gathering, learning, and connecting, the HSS Building will be a space that honors the journey UNM students make during their first semesters in college while supporting the success of generations of UNM students to come.

$10 million in philanthropic support will complete what the State began.

Unexpected expenses like replacing a laptop or repairing a vehicle should not derail a student’s education or future. This fund delivers rapid support when emergencies arise, keeping A&S students enrolled in classes and on track to graduate. Your support eases financial stress and strain so students can focus on their futures, not their setbacks.

The College seeks $5 million to support these flexible scholarships.

Every R1 university is competing for the same small pool of exceptional faculty. Attracting and retaining top scholars depends on whether their research is funded, their labs are equipped, and their collaborations are supported. This fund gives Arts & Sciences flexible resources to invest in faculty, so we can respond quickly when a recruitment opportunity or an urgent need appears.

$2 million a year helps the College recruit and retain faculty and gives them the tools they need for both research and the classroom.