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NEW MEXICO HIGHER EDUCATION ASSESSMENT ASSOCIATION


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The 2026 NMHEAR conference will be held March 5th & 6th at the Albuquerque Marriott in Albuquerque, NM! 

Navigating Success: Assessment in an Era of Transformation

The 2026 NMHEAR Conference will be held March 5 & 6 at the Albuquerque Marriott in Albuquerque, NM. Registration will open in the Fall of 2025. 

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Keynote Address: Dr. Gwen Perea Warniment

Dr. Gwen Perea Warniment will be the keynote speaker for 2026. Dr. Perea Warniment is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Los Alamos National Labs (LANL) Foundation. She previously served as Deputy Cabinet Secretary for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment at the New Mexico Public Education Department. Dr. Perea Warinment holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction and Bilingual STEM Education from New Mexico State University, a Master's degree in Education and Reading from New Mexico Highlands University, and Bachelor's degrees in English and Spanish from the University of New Mexico.

 

View the 2026 Conference Program

NMHEAA Summer Retreat

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June 14-17, 2026
Ruidoso, NM

The 2026 NMHEAA Summer Retreat will be held Sunday, June 14, 2026 through Wednesday, June 17, 2026, in beautiful Ruidoso, New Mexico. Institutional teams or individuals will spend focused time working on defined and assessable projects and can expect to return to campus with clear approaches and preliminary action plans. Registration for the retreat will open in Spring of 2026.