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.
The $7 Billion Dollar Elephant in the College Affordability Room
Why college access and affordability requires private scholarship reform.
Common App Partners with the Davis New Mexico Scholarship
Common App talks with Davis New Mexico Scholarship Director, Sam Ritter.
Davis New Mexico Scholarship Partners with the Common Application to Boost College Access for New Mexico Students
Beginning this fall, the Davis New Mexico Scholarship application will be available on the Common Application platform.
Faces of the FAFSA Fiasco
Director Sam Ritter and Davis New Mexico Scholarship family, the Alarcons, are featured in this Inside Higher Ed article.
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.
Press Release: Davis New Mexico Scholarship & ROCA NM Present the Rural College Access Bus Tour
Davis New Mexico Scholarship and ROCA NM Present the Rural College Access Bus Tours – An Eye-Opening Experience for Aspiring Students
Interactive: Where Are Davis New Mexico Scholars From & Where Do They Go To College?
Explore our new data visualization tool to see where scholars are from, where they are going to college, and how that distribution has changed over time.
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.
Davis New Mexico Scholarship Provides Boost to College Dreams
Breakthrough Santa Fe tenth grader, Josué Solís, covers the Davis New Mexico Scholarship deadline in the Santa Fe New Mexican.
Through new partnership, Occidental welcomes Davis New Mexico Scholars
Occidental College features its new partnership with the Davis New Mexico Scholarship by highlighting four first-year scholars on campus in its student-run newspaper, ‘The Occidental.’