Over the past decade, New Hampshire has worked to become a more diverse state, with 87.2% of people identifying as non-Hispanic and White alone according to Census data analyzed by Ken Johnson, Senior Demographer at the Carsey School of Public Policy. Yahoo News interviewed NH Listens Director Michele Holt-Shannon, who commented that there's been a notable increase in efforts in the state to build more welcoming communities of wider diversity of people.

Many Louisiana families are in the midst of a food crisis as a result of the 280,000 jobs lost during the pandemic, according to research reported by the Carsey School of Public Policy. Roughly half of these jobs have been recovered, but KALB News in Louisiana has reported on the ongoing problem and how communities are working to resolve the twin issues of job loss and food insecurity.

The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) has recognized the work of UNH’s Career and Professional Success (CaPS) office on the Diversity and Inclusion Employer Champion Program, featuring the program in its Best Practices series online for the impact it has had on diversity, equity and inclusion.

UNH was once again selected to The Princeton Review’s Green College Honor Roll for 2022, marking the 14th consecutive year that the university has achieved such status.

UNH Manchester has been named a 2022 “Hidden Gem in New England” by College Raptor, a leading college planning platform.

Inspired by one city’s commitment to address climate change, Jackie Harris ’23 served as an intern this summer in Keene, New Hampshire on a team aimed at reducing the water and energy usage in its municipal buildings.

Jamie Silverstein has been named the University of New Hampshire’s director of off-campus engagement and fraternity and sorority life, effective Oct. 1. Silverstein has spent the last four years as the university’s coordinator of fraternity and sorority life.

Within the last decade New Hampshire's population growth has decreased to the lowest in a century and immigration accounted for 89% of growth according to Census data analyzed by The Carsey School of Public Policy. The Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy noted this data in a recent blog article and recommended a solution of welcoming Afghan refugees to NH to accommodate the decrease in population and to provide a state of shelter for refugees in need. 

Since joining the UNH Manchester faculty in 1998, Barbara Jago, associate professor of communication arts, has challenged her students to become braver, stronger and more thoughtful.