Jacob Skinner, a Massachusetts native, graduated from UNH in 2004 with a double major in Political Science and Philosophy. During his courses, he read and compared the works of Marx, Marcuse and Adorno. Curiosity, aided by a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship in 2003, began what grew into a 200-page research project. Research, Skinner says, "is the perfect opposite of heavy drinking: you know nothing but the hangover and then maybe, with enough persistence, a little of its sweet intoxication." The fun of research, he found, was finally putting together the big concept you thought you had known from the beginning. The difficult part was the many revisions required for his report and Inquiry article. As for the future...? He wants to be a professional basketball player.
Read Jacob Skinner's research article, Critical Theory at a Crossroad: Adorno, Marcuse, and the Radical Sixties >>
Jacob's mentor, Nick Smith, is assistant professor of philosophy, in his third year at UNH. He specializes in the philosophy of law, politics, and society. Before Jacob, he mentored three philosophy students with grants from the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program office.
Read Professor Smith's Letter to Inquiry >>
