Higher Education Program Evaluation

The University of New Mexico hosted a comprehensive visit in April 2009. At the time of the visit, the team report noted, The institution is the midst of a near complete break down in trust between the faculty and staff and the President. The faculty voted no confidence in the Board Chair, President and Executive Vice President for Administration.\u27 In the ten years prior to the comprehensive visit, UNM had had six presidents and seven provosts in leadership roles, which challenged the institution to provide consistent leadership.\u2

Higher Education Evaluation

Higher education accounts for about 16 percent of all state spending. Since FY04, the Legislature has increased general fund spending on higher education nearly $214 million or approximately 33 percent, from approximately$639 million to $853 million in FY10 (pre-solvency). New Mexico\u27s per capita state spending on higher education ranks among the highest in the country. Higher education institutions must balance diverse and competing missions - teaching, research, and outreach. The project will evaluate institutional performance and how institutions are held accountable in allocating, using, and spending public resources to accomplish the goals of these varied missions