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The second candidate vying to be president of the University of New Mexico promised to strengthen state relationships and improve graduation and retention during his visit to campus Tuesday.

Ashwani Monga, executive vice chancellor and chief academic officer for the University System of Georgia, said he was attracted to New Mexico because of its diverse community and because he felt he had something to offer its flagship university.

鈥淚鈥檝e built my career on enrollment and graduation retention,鈥� Monga said, 鈥渁nd I feel like if there is one thing on which we can really make a huge difference at this place, it is along those metrics.鈥�

At USG, a network of 25 public universities, Monga added 47,000 students over three enrollment cycles, he said. 

As interim president of the University of West Georgia from 2024 to 2025, Monga said he increased the student body by nearly 12% through a state program called Georgia Match, which sends a letter to all high school seniors listing the public colleges they are qualified to attend.

鈥淚鈥檝e been amazed to see how many students there are who accepted offers through Georgia Match who were like, 鈥業 didn鈥檛 think I was ready for college,鈥欌�� he said.

Like Elizabeth Watkins, the first presidential finalist to visit UNM Monday, Monga zeroed in on UNM鈥檚 low retention and enrollment rates. 

UNM loses a quarter of its students between their freshman and sophomore years, according to university , and 55% of students graduate in six years or less.

鈥淭here鈥檚 no point just getting students in if you can鈥檛 help them succeed,鈥� Monga said.

Monga is originally from Kashmir, India. He left at 17 with his family because of political unrest, he said, and earned his bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees in India before receiving his doctorate in marketing from the University of Minnesota. He is a tenured professor of marketing at Georgia Tech.

If appointed president of UNM, Monga said he would work toward joining the Association of American Universities, a group of 71 leading research universities in the U.S. and Canada. 

鈥淚f we鈥檙e looking to play at that national level,鈥� Monga said, 鈥渢his is really, really necessary for us to focus on.鈥�

If his bid is successful, Monga would be the 24th president of UNM, succeeding current President Garnett Stokes, who will retire in July after eight years in the role.

Before his tenure at USG, Monga served as executive vice chancellor and provost at Rutgers University-Newark, spent six years in the business school at the University of South Carolina and four years teaching marketing at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

As president of UNM, Monga said he would serve New Mexico, 鈥渁 special state鈥� with a 鈥渧ery unique, diverse population,鈥� by bettering its health care system, economy and culture by supplying a capable workforce.

When it comes time to ask the state for funding, UNM can collect on its investments, he said. When asked by an audience member about graduate student pay, Monga said he would work with state lawmakers to secure more money for UNM to increase graduate students鈥� often modest wages.

鈥淲e鈥檙e going to do even more for the state, but it also means you need to do more for us,鈥� he said.

Monga hedged on the question of federal cuts to diversity, equity and inclusion programs. 

鈥淚t鈥檚 less about labeling who is left behind,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 more about offering support so that all of the groups that are left behind, we can support.鈥�

When asked if he would defend faculty rights to teach about controversial topics 鈥� vaccines, climate change and gender identity 鈥� Monga said the question is something he grapples with 鈥渙n a regular basis.鈥�

鈥淚f there is a demand for student programs, if we have the faculty to teach it, we should teach those programs,鈥� he said.

Monga remained diplomatic about the role of a university president amid a tumultuous political climate.

鈥淲e have to be careful about not having things which basically run afoul of the law, and we have to be careful,鈥� he said. 鈥淎s president, it鈥檚 your job to make sure you don鈥檛 expose the institution to risks, and I would not want our institution to have those risks. But that does not mean that we will not support every single student.鈥�

After the three remaining finalists 鈥� Eric L. Barker, Steven Goldstein and Eric Link 鈥� visit campus from May 11 to May 13, the Board of Regents will announce its choice to replace Stokes.

Natalie Robbins covers education for the Journal. You can reach her at nrobbins@abqjournal.com.