New Mexico Highlands outlines growth plans for nursing, forestry and technology programs
Jul 23, 2025
New Mexico Highlands University provost Dan Brown told the Legislative Education Study Committee that the university is expanding health, computer science and forestry programs, pursuing a Native American–serving designation and preparing for modest enrollment growth this fall.
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New Mexico Highlands University on Tuesday described a package of academic and community initiatives it says will support workforce needs in northern New Mexico. Dan Brown, provost and vice president for academic affairs, told the Legislative Education Study Committee (LESC) in Las Vegas that Highlands plans to add a Doctor of Nursing Practice program, expand computing and supply-chain credentials and press forestry and entrepreneurship work tied to regional economic recovery.
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