A DEAL VALUED AT NEARLY 1-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS WILL KEEP 118 NAVAJO STUDENTS IN HOUSING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO. THE NAVAJO NATION IS PAYING UNM THE MONEY TO HOUSE THE STUDENTS ON THE FIFTH AND SIXTH FLOORS OF THE LOBO RAINFOREST BUILDING, THE SCHOOL’S NEWEST STUDENT RESIDENCE.
THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN UNM AND THE NAVAJO NATION IS FOR THREE AND A HALF YEARS. THE EFFORT IS DESIGNED TO LOWER THE COST OF A UNIVERSITY EDUCATION FOR NATIVE-AMERICANS. THE SCHOOL AND THE NAVAJO NATION SAY FINANCIAL PRESSURES CONTRIBUTE TO NATIVE-AMERICANS DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL.
