The UNM 21 Club

The UNM 21 Club was formed at the University of New Mexico in 1949 by Archie J. Bahm, a Professor of Philosophy.

Professor Bahm hoped to establish a dialog between each of the 21 departments that existed at that time.

His hope was fulfilled and continues with a select group of faculty and administrators who have distinguished themselves by their teaching and/or research.

Typically four meetings of the 21 Club are held during the academic year. Membership is by invitation.

Last Meeting

Our last meeting featured a very well received poetry reading by Diane Thiel (Regents’ Professor, Dept. of English) from her latest collection of poems, Questions from Outer Space, as well as some poems from a book in progress. Questions from Outer Space won the 2023 Independent Press Award in Poetry. 

Next Meeting

We will have our last meeting of this fall on Tuesday, December 10 at the University Club (https://universityclub.unm.edu/). The meeting will be a social hour with cash bar beginning at 6:00 pm, followed by a New Mexico Enchilada buffet from 7:00 – 8:45 pm. No talk, just a chance to get together and socialize during the holiday season. Please register for the meeting by paying for the meal here  before Tuesday, Dec. 3.