Española college battles flap over name change

By Milan Simonich. In a largely unheralded move in January, the Board of Regents of Northern New Mexico College voted to change the school’s name to “Northern New Mexico University.” Officials at the time said the change would better reflect the school’s academic offerings, and would help the institution be regarded in the same light as the state’s other regional universities, such as Western New Mexico in Silver City and New Mexico Highlands in Las Vegas. More...