ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —

The president of the University of New Mexico has announced she will retire from the university at the end of the school year.

UNM President Garnett Stokes made the announcement during Tuesday's board of regents meeting.

Stokes said she made the announcement during the meeting to ensure a smooth transition as the search begins for the university's next president.

Read the full letter written by Stokes to the campus community:

Dear Colleagues and Friends in the University of New Mexico Community:

As I approach eight years of service as your President—and after several wonderful decades of service in higher education leadership, it soon will be time for me to step away and begin a new chapter in my life with my husband, Jeff, who has served as my partner throughout

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