College of Liberal Arts
Mayer Receives Distinguished Professor Award for 2025
Get to know John (Jack) Mayer, the recipient of UNH's 2025 Distinguished Professor Award, given out during UNH's annual Faculty Excellence celebration in November. Mayer was referred to as a "bit of a rock star" by a colleague in his nomination, lauded for his dedication to students and down-to-... Read More
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12/09/25A Space to Heal: How a ‘Lifeline’ of Support at UNH Helped Student Rebuild After Crisis
Mikaela Belanger ’26 knows better than most how dramatically life can change in the blink of an eye. For years, she dreamed of saving enough to... -
12/02/25New UNH Certificate Prepares Social Workers to Support Student Mental Health
UNH is launching a new online Trauma-Informed School Social Work Graduate Certificate in spring 2026 to help address New Hampshire’s shortage of... -
11/18/25Joyful Acts of Writing
Those who happened to walk by Rooms 334–340 of the MUB on Oct. 30 might have noticed a group of younger-than-usual students deep in thought and... -
11/18/25Henn Honored With 2025 Jean Brierley Award for Excellence in Teaching
Meet Mark Henn, principal lecturer in the UNH psychology department, who was named the recipient of the 2025 Jean Brierley Award for Excellence in...
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02/05/16 - The Knowridge Science Report: White deaths exceeded births in one-third of statesMore whites died than were born in a record high 17 states in 2014 compared to just four in 2004, according to new research from the Carsey School of Public Policy at the... Read More -
02/04/16 - PIRC Featured in UNHInnovations Winter NewsletterPIRC was featured in UNHInnovation's Winter newsletter for their award of Innovator of the Year announced at this Fall's UNH Innovators' Dinner. Read More -
02/04/16 - Major DifferencesAssaf Benchetrit didn’t even make it through the interview at a computer software company before he knew it wasn’t for him. Not just the job, the career. Matthew Leonard ’97 ‘... Read More -
02/03/16 - Recent Publications by Department of Education FacultyBooks: DeMitchell, T.A. & Fossey, R. (2015). The challenges of mandating school uniforms in the public schools: Free speech, research, and policy. Lanham, MD: Rowman &... Read More -
02/03/16 - Historian Pens Book on Women’s Quest for the American PresidencyProfessor of history Ellen Fitzpatrick has written a new book that gives context to Hillary Clinton's current race for the White House, showing how her quest is part of a longer... Read More -
02/02/16 - Todd DeMitchell writes an article for 'The Conversation'In a growing number of school districts across the nation, students must wear a uniform. Read More -
02/02/16 - MFA Success Story: MFA candidate Benjamin Ludwig scores major book deal with Harper CollinsBenjamin Ludwig's FOREVER GIRL, pitched as The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime meets Room, told from the perspective of an adopted autistic teenage girl who's... Read More -
02/01/16 - The Boston Globe: Early-voting states are white, old, and ruralKenneth M. Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire, took a slightly different view, as he defended his state’s first-... Read More -
02/01/16 - The Washington Times: Report: Population turnover could have big impact on primarySenior demographer at the Carsey School of Public Policy Ken Johnson concludes that the New Hampshire demographic changes have resulted in significant growth in the Democratic... Read More -
01/30/16 - The Union Leader: No pinning down how NH will vote: UNH report reveals changing NH demographicsKen Johnson is senior demographer at the Carsey School of Public Policy. What struck him most was how much the state's population has turned over in the past seven years. Read More