Welcome!
We are in the NEWS!
Many thanks to Riley Robertson for her excellent article about our department, published in The Round Up this week (Jan. 24, 2023): Please follow this Link!
Internationalization of the Curriculum - see a list of programs and courses at NMSU with international content, including classes that meet General Education and Viewing the Wider World requirements. Current list for Spring 2023 is here.
Congratulations to all our Fall 2022 Graduates.
A special congratulations to the Fall 2022 Lujan Family Senior of the Year Award Recipient:
Karyssa Garcia
Also, Congratulations to Camira Haughton the NMSU Department of Government's first student to graduate with a Master of Arts in Government and and a Masters in Public Administration.
Please Congratulate:
Internship Opportunity - Think New Mexico!
Leadership Internship
Application Instructions
Your application should include:
- a cover letter telling us more about why you are interested in working with Think New Mexico,
- a resume,
- a brief writing sample, such as an essay or research paper you have written for school (~5 pages) and
- contact information for two references.
Please email your application to kristina@thinknewmexico.org. If you prefer, you can mail it to 1227 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Deadline: applications for summer 2023 Leadership Internships must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 31, 2023.
For Additional Information visit: https://www.thinknewmexico.org/internships/
NEW! Masters Accelerated Program (MAP)
Qualified undergraduate students can ask to take up to 12 credits of graduate-level coursework as part of the Masters Accelerated Program (MAP) and have these credits count both for the BA and an eventual Master’s degree. If you are thinking of applying to the MA in Government or the Masters of Public Administration (MPA), speak with your professor about the MAP program. See the "Masters Accelerated Program in Dept of Government NMSU" link above for details.
What can I do with a Government degree? Many Things!
A: Many things!!…But don’t take just our word for it.
See here
International and National Scholarship Opportunities
Wonderful Opportunities for our undergraduate and graduate government students! Please click on this link for a current list. Please contact Dr. Andrea Orzoff, director of NMSU's Office of National Scholarships and International Education (ONSIE) aorzoff@nmsu.edu
Spring 2023 Classes
Classes in Spring 2023 - Please contact either the course instructor and/or Dr. Neil Harvey (Department Head) at nharvey@nmsu.edu if you have any questions about a particular class or general questions about the Fall 2022 semester.
Model United Nations at NMSU
Interested in international affairs and participating in a dynamic student organization with a track record of success? If so, learn more about the Model UN program and how to join: Email aggiemun@gmail.com.
Recent Research:
Read the report “The Pains & Profits of Immigrant Imprisonment: Migrant Testimonies from ICE Detention Centers in the El Paso ICE Field Office.” Click AVID NSF-REU Report Final Version 25 November 2020. This report is the result of collaborative research between Advocate Visitors with Immigrants in Detention (AVID) and student participants in the National Science Foundation-Research Experience for Undergraduates (NSF-REU) Site Program on Immigration Policy and Border Communities.