Life after high school can take many routes for many different people. For Amanda Thomopoulos her choice was clear, the Air Force was the way to go. After six years of active duty, and just finishing up her eight-year contract, the 27-year-old is taking on her next life challenge: a business degree.

Since Amelia Keane came to UNH Manchester, she has had a goal in mind. As a transfer student with a worldly background, Amelia was determined to fill the need she saw in our school for more environmental awareness and sustainability. Senior English and Sign Language Interpretation major Liz Graham shares Keane's story.

More than 60 girls gathered at Manchester School of Technology for a morning of “STEMspiration” on Wednesday. As part of N.H. High Tech Council’s TechWomen | TechGirls initiative, 12 women with a range of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) backgrounds led discussions to empower the girls to pursue tech careers.

On the morning of September 11, 2001, America was changed forever. The sound of the twin towers falling could be heard all around the country, and even in the small town of West Burke, Vt., where young Aaron Trudeau lived. It was all a bit confusing to him then, but as he grew, a spark developed inside him to join the military and fight for his country. Read the biotechnology major's story.

Leadership isn’t just about getting people to do what you want them to by barking orders or simply assuming the title of boss. It’s nuanced; a carefully studied skill that takes practice, an ability to take risks and the willingness to be wrong sometimes. And that’s just what a group of area high school students set out to learn at a day-long workshop Friday, Nov. 6, hosted by UNH Manchester and Leadership Empowering Authentic Progress (LEAP).

In recognition of Veterans Day, we're telling the stories of some students who have served or are currently serving within the U.S. Armed Forces. Michael Elliott, a graduate of Manchester Central High School, is a junior in the Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) program and has served in the Marine Corps and the Army Reserves. Read about what spurred him to join the military, his path to college, and his goal to work in the prosthetics industry.

Campus News, an independent student newspaper based in Greenwich, NY, has named Manchester as one of "The 5 Coolest College Towns in New England" in an article published November 8, 2015.

UNH Manchester ranks #1 in New Hampshire in the new Social Mobility Index, which compares the extent to which U.S. colleges and universities efficiently graduate students from low-income economic backgrounds into promising careers.

Classes for Manchester School District’s Adult Basic Education (ABE) program are in full swing at UNH Manchester, which welcomes approximately 90 ABE students to its campus this fall. As part of a recent partnership with Manchester School District, UNH Manchester will host the ABE morning cohort for the 2015-2016 academic year. Ranging in age from 25 to 65, many ABE students seek to learn or improve English language skills to better their livelihoods in the region, with some pursuing their GEDs.

Stephen Pimpare, lecturer of American politics & public policy, joined John Hockenberry on The Takeaway to discuss homelessness in the United States.