List of University of New Mexico faculty

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This is a list of past and present faculty members at the University of New Mexico.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maxwell Museum of Anthropology</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pottery Mound</span>

Pottery Mound was a late prehistoric village on the bank of the Rio Puerco, west of Los Lunas, New Mexico. It was an adobe pueblo most likely occupied between 1350 and 1500. The site is best known for its 17 kivas, which yielded a large number of murals. A 2007 book, New Perspectives on Pottery Mound Pueblo provides a general introduction to the site.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Iain Thomson</span> American philosopher (b. 1968)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cristina Takacs-Vesbach</span> American microbial ecologist

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Monica Cyrino is a professor of classics at the University of New Mexico. She is an expert in Classical reception studies, described as a "leading academic" in the field. Her work focuses particularly on modern film and TV, and she has also served as a historical consultant for multiple modern productions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bob Barney</span> American academic and sports historian (born 1932)

Robert Knight Barney is an American academic and sports historian. A veteran of the United States Air Force during the Korean conflict, he attended the University of New Mexico where he was a three-sport varsity athlete, and earned bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees. He coached the New Mexico Lobos swimming team to seven winning seasons, and was a professor of physical education. At the University of Western Ontario, he served as director of intercollegiate athletics from 1972 to 1979, then focused on teaching, writing and research, and became a professor emeritus in 1996. He received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Western Ontario in 2014, and is inducted into the sports hall of fame for both the Western Mustangs and the New Mexico Lobos.

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