Commentaries are short articles (around 1000 words) which can address a variety of issues relating to research, mentoring or scholarship. Topics might include a research experience, the social and political implications of a line of research, the application of an academic theory to current events, observations about academic life here at UNH or elsewhere—or something entirely different that the editors have not envisioned. Commentaries may be written by students, faculty or staff at the University of New Hampshire. Graduates of the University are encouraged to look back on their undergraduate research experience and its place in their personal and professional lives.
My Summer Under the Tents: Interviews with Migrant Farm Workers in the Connecticut River Valley
—Jennifer Cook (Mentor: Alasdair Drysdale)
Each year, hundreds of migrant farm workers return to Windsor, Connecticut, to harvest tobacco. Jenny Cook shares her interviews with some of these workers, giving the hotly debated topic of immigration in the United States a “human face.” Read commentary >>
Practicing Islam in Dijon, France: Interviews with Muslim Residents
—Bridget Farmer (Mentors: Claire Malarte-Feldman and Nadine Berenguier)
Bridget Farmer talks with Muslim residents about current and proposed French laws governing religious dress. Read commentary >>
Education on Three Continents
—Procheta Mallik (Mentor: James M. Ryan)
Procheta Mallik ('05) discusses the academic opportunities and physics research that led him from India to New Hampshire to Scotland. Read commentary >>
REAPing the Benefits of France, Cheese, and EcoGastronomy
—Kayla O’Meara (Mentor: Joanne Curran–Celentano)
Cows, cheese, nutrition and France—Kayla O’Meara explored them all during her summer REAP apprenticeship. Read commentary >>
