As I approach retirement next fall, I look forward to the impending Carnegie Classifications announcement, confident that NMSU will join the ranks of close to 170 Carnegie R1 institutions in 2025.

We owe that to our student athletes, our coaches and our staff,” said Amber Burdge, NMSU’s acting athletics director. NMSU President Valerio Ferme says there was no influence from state ...

Ferme explained his reasons for firing long-time Athletic Director Mario Moccia. "My assessment was that NMSU needed a change because it has been two and a half years that we have been embroiled ...

NMSU PRESIDENT VALERIO, FROM HIS SECOND DAY ON THE JOB, RESPONDING TO HIS FIRST ACT AS PRESIDENT, FIRING ATHLETIC DIRECTOR MARIO MOCCIA. MOCCIA WAS OFFERED A FIVE YEAR EXTENSION IN 2023 ...