At the Davis New Mexico Scholarship, not only are we driven by the work that we do, but we also find it deeply intellectually engaging. Our blog serves as a space to share some of the conversations we’ve been having internally about our assumptions, practices, and ideologies. Check back often to see what’s on our minds.

Hanna Levin Hanna Levin

Faces of the FAFSA Fiasco

Director Sam Ritter and Davis New Mexico Scholarship family, the Alarcons, are featured in this Inside Higher Ed article.

Read More
Hanna Levin Hanna Levin

Race, Rurality, & College Access in New Mexico

Watch Davis New Mexico Scholarship Deputy Director, Hanna Negishi Levin, and Upward Bound Española Director, Dr. Tobe Bott-Lyons, in conversation with Deputy Cabinet Secretary of Higher Education in NM, Dr. Patricia Trujillo at Collected Works Bookstore in Santa Fe.

Read More
Hanna Levin Hanna Levin

Vulnerability & College Access

Beneath the surface of every college application and between the lines of every essay prompt, there are much deeper questions that ask students to consider their own sense of worthiness and value, to grapple with their hopes and fears, and to articulate their desires, passions, and weaknesses.

Read More
Sam Ritter Sam Ritter

Early Reflections on the 2021-22 DNMS Alumni Survey

At the Davis New Mexico Scholarship, we aim for our alumni to become economically self-sufficient adults who give back to their communities. To assess our progress toward this goal, we conducted a survey of our 49 alumni in the spring of 2021.

Read More