Greenleaf, Richard E.

Richard E. Greenleaf (photo from CSWR vertical files)

Dr. Richard E. Greenleaf earned three degrees at UNM: a bachelor's in Government in 1953, a master's in Inter-American Affairs in 1954, and a Ph.D. in History and Political Theory in 1957. To prepare his dissertation on Mexico's first bishop, Juan de Zumárraga, and the Mexican Inquisition, he worked under the direction of Prof. France Vinton Scholes, one of UNM's most esteemed scholars and for whom Scholes Hall was named. Dr. Greenleaf began his teaching career at the now-defunct University of Albuquerque while he was working on his master's degree. As a graduate student, he studied in Mexico City and enjoyed the cultural vibrancy so much that he began teaching history and international relations at the Universidad de las Américas (UDLA) in Puebla.

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