The University of New Mexico

I cannot speak about other departments but I know my particular department has a very "We already our degrees, so you getting yours isn't really our problem" attitude. They are not very supportive or take a lot of interest in academic success. More than once I have gone to study in my department office only to be met with hostility. As though I was invading or disrupting the office with my very presence.

On one occasion I was making up an exam in the department office. One of the secretaries was speaking loudly in spanish to a janitor right outside the door. When I opened the door and approached her to let her know I was there and if she could keep it down due to my exam, she verbally attacked me. She began demanding to know why I was in the room, who was my professor, and who told me I could use that room. I was shocked! All I had said to her was that I was taking an exam and would appreciate it if she quieted down. I would not be surprised if many students have these kind of problems with staff as well as faculty.

3rd Year Female -- Class 2015

Campus Aesthetics: A, Innovation: F