UNM FHB: Policy revisions University of New Mexico Faculty Handbook: Policy revisions Tue, 26 May 2026 13:34:54 -0600 Laminas_Feed_Writer 2 (https://getlaminas.org) https://handbook.unm.edu/policy_updates/ E10: Classified Research Policy: Policy revision Tue, 26 May 2026 13:30:26 -0600 https://handbook.unm.edu/5ZzBP8/version:L3w6ANAg revision:L3w6ANAg The FH Policy E10: Classified Research Policy has not been revised since March 13, 1973, and revisions are needed to comply with federal laws and regulations. This proposed revised policy was developed by the Faculty Senate Research Policy Committee (RPC) in conjunction with UNM’s Facilities Security Officer who is responsible for supervising and directing security measures necessary for implementing applicable federal requirements. The Faculty Senate Policy Committee (FSPC) reviewed the proposed policy revision and worked with the RPC on any necessary changes.

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]]> 0 E130: Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs: New policy Tue, 26 May 2026 13:34:54 -0600 https://handbook.unm.edu/V4McWQbZ/version:cPwfcH5t revision:cPwfcH5t New proposed Policy E130 "Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs" was drafted to comply with federal regulations and is based on President Stokes’s Memorandum dated July 23, 2024 regarding compliance with all applicable laws and regulations pertaining to Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs.

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]]> 0 D90: Posthumous Degrees: Minor/maintenance update Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:47:06 -0600 https://handbook.unm.edu/x0MyhP/version:8BCH1K7J revision:8BCH1K7J Replacing request form with corrected version.

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]]> 0 E50: Export Control: New policy Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:00:31 -0700 https://handbook.unm.edu/bwVHgUN8/version:kmaxkKsU revision:kmaxkKsU This new policy was developed with guidance the UNM Industrial Security Office to assist UNM researchers in meeting federal regulations pertaining to the export of certain commodities and/or information to persons and entities outside the U.S. as well as foriegn nationals inside the U.S., for reasons of national security or protection of trade. These regulations apply to sponsored research, non-sponsored research, international travel, international collaboration, purchasing, property accounting and disposal, material transfer agreement’s, non-disclosure agreements, confidential disclosure agreements, I-129 petitions, and transactions with certain foreign countries, entities, or individuals.

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]]> 0 A53.1: Policies Applicable to Faculty: Minor/maintenance update Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:09:51 -0600 https://handbook.unm.edu/2xzlEJ/version:wHcQN8iM revision:wHcQN8iM
  • Changed internal link formatting for better long-term maintainability
  • Cleaned up character encoding errors and formatting inconsistency in the table content
  • Updated policy numbers where they had changed

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    ]]>     0     A63.5: Information Technology Committee: Policy revision Mon, 05 Jan 2026 13:31:46 -0700 https://handbook.unm.edu/vpfAom/version:NFALaBWT revision:NFALaBWT Voting membership of the Committee has been updated to include a UNM Staff Council member and to remove the requirement for one faculty member to be from the Research Policy Committee.

    Ex-officio Committee membership has been updated to include Health Sciences Center representatives.

    Committee membership language has been moved from the Policy Statement section to the Procedures section of the Policy and references to the Business Council structure removed.

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    ]]>     0     E110: Conflict of Interest in Research: Policy revision Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:46:07 -0700 https://handbook.unm.edu/aWkUmS/version:uRMRHxtp revision:uRMRHxtp In addition to placing the policy in the current format in accordance with FH Policy A53, below is a summary of the policy changes:

    • Indicates that Conflict of Interest (COI) disclosure is also required when there is an appearance of COI and/or a conflict of commitment.
    • Clarifies disclosure requirements and procedures and impacts on research expenditures.
    • Clarifies the role of COI Committee(s) and their interaction with the UNM COI Offices.
    • Clarifies existing options for management of COI and provides additional options.
    • Adds definitions for:
      • Financial Conflict of Interest
      • Conflict of Commitment
      • Conflict Management
      • Reporting of Research
      • Clarifies the definition of Significant Financial Interest

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    ]]>     0     E40: Research Misconduct: Policy revision Mon, 17 Nov 2025 08:15:12 -0700 https://handbook.unm.edu/DmdM4Z/version:1SHuELWv revision:1SHuELWv Regulatory and procedural changes were made to this policy to comply with new federal and state regulations at the request of the Vice President for Research, HSC Vice President for Research, and the UNM Research and Compliance offices. In accordance with FH Policy A53, these changes were reviewed, revised as appropriate, and approved by the Faculty Senate Research Policy Committe, the Faculty Senate Policy Committee, and the Faculty Senate Operations Committee.

    Revisions to the policy address allegations made in bad faith and clarify preliminary assessment procedures and inquiry and investigation processes. In addition, definitions were added or clairified for the following terms:

    • Bad Faith
    • Designee
    • Evidence
    • Good Faith
    • Intentionality
    • Knowingly
    • ORI
    • PHS
    • Plagiarism
    • Recklessly
    • Research records

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    ]]>     0     D176: Graduate and Professional Student Conduct and Grievance Procedures: Minor/maintenance update Mon, 10 Nov 2025 19:46:05 -0700 https://handbook.unm.edu/4eqxVd/version:oo7Q6Qxs revision:oo7Q6Qxs Minor revisions were made to updates to reflect the following:

    • The current email address for CEEO
    • The current policy names for UAP 2720 and UAP 2740
    • The title of CEEO's greivance procedure
    • The name of a resource center

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    ]]>     0     D175: Undergraduate Student Conduct and Grievance Procedures: Minor/maintenance update Mon, 10 Nov 2025 19:44:20 -0700 https://handbook.unm.edu/WYjItk/version:NjqC8Gcn revision:NjqC8Gcn Minor revisions were made to updates to reflect the following:

    • The current email address for CEEO
    • The current policy names for UAP 2720 and UAP 2740
    • The title of CEEO's greivance procedures
    • The name of the resource center mentioned in Article 4

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    ]]>     0     C215: Parental Leave: Policy revision Thu, 30 Oct 2025 10:40:06 -0600 https://handbook.unm.edu/r49jVM/version:aVxDLAUa revision:aVxDLAUa In addition to moving the policy into the current policy format per FH Policy A53," changes were made to align the policy with UNM's Collective Bargaining Agreement, UAP Policy 3415 for employees, and U.S. Department of Labor guidelines.

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    ]]>     0     A53.1: Policies Applicable to Faculty: Minor/maintenance update Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:11:33 -0700 https://handbook.unm.edu/2xzlEJ/version:mXW1bJBc revision:mXW1bJBc Added below topics to table:

    • Background checks
    • Cash Management
    • Discipline
    • Dispute Resolution
    • Drones
    • Environmental Health and Safety
    • Export Control
    • Gift, Including Foreign Gifts
    • Ombuds
    • Promotion

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    ]]>     0     Information: F60: UNM-Taos Mission Statement: Minor/maintenance update Wed, 02 Jul 2025 09:23:31 -0600 https://handbook.unm.edu/E7Mony/version:v6PmLZVz revision:v6PmLZVz Updated information page with UNM-Taos's mission, vision, values statements and link to website. Also updated to align with UNM's branding standards.

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    ]]>     0     Information: F50: UNM-Valencia Mission Statement: Minor/maintenance update Wed, 02 Jul 2025 09:23:09 -0600 https://handbook.unm.edu/B5wjsf/version:yO8LKk1G revision:yO8LKk1G Updated information page with UNM-Valencia's mission, vision, and values statements and link to website. Also updated to align with UNM's branding standards.

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    ]]>     0     Information: F40: UNM-Los Alamos Mission Statement: Minor/maintenance update Wed, 06 May 2026 09:33:34 -0600 https://handbook.unm.edu/UvpeNv/version:mvQMDH5Z revision:mvQMDH5Z Updated information page with UNM-Los Alamos's mission, vision, and values statements and link to website. Also updated to align with UNM's branding standards.

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    ]]>     0     Information: F30: UNM-Gallup Mission Statement: Minor/maintenance update Wed, 02 Jul 2025 09:18:38 -0600 https://handbook.unm.edu/5US3oB/version:nmF5ZSVP revision:nmF5ZSVP Updated information page with UNM-Gallup's mission, vision, and values statements and link to website. Also updated to align with UNM's branding standards.

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    ]]>     0     F100: Teaching Load: Minor/maintenance update Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:53:29 -0700 https://handbook.unm.edu/MksANe/version:wkVwgQVy revision:wkVwgQVy Policy format updated to align with FHB A53.

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    ]]>     0     F80: Representation on Faculty Senate and Its Committees: Minor/maintenance update Tue, 01 Jul 2025 10:32:53 -0600 https://handbook.unm.edu/4dLX8l/version:JE8qbgxY revision:JE8qbgxY Policy format updated to align with FHB A53.

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    ]]>     0     F70: Articulation, Degree Approval, Transfer of Course Credit, and Approval of Credentialing Standards: Minor/maintenance update Tue, 01 Jul 2025 10:32:27 -0600 https://handbook.unm.edu/cPoBJp/version:7HM6WIzS revision:7HM6WIzS Policy format updated to align with FHB A53.

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    ]]>     0     F10: Roles and Functions of UNM Branch Community Colleges: Minor/maintenance update Tue, 01 Jul 2025 10:31:59 -0600 https://handbook.unm.edu/J8sq69/version:FZUd3OGD revision:FZUd3OGD Policy format updated to align with FHB A53.

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