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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01/25/16 - Passing: Professor Emeritus of Sociology Richard S. DeweyRichard S. Dewey, UNH professor emeritus of sociology, passed away on December 17, 2015. Professor Dewey earned an A.B. at the College of Wooster in 1936, an M.A. at Oberlin... Read More -
01/22/16 - New York Times Magazine Writer and Author Benoit Denizet-Lewis to Read at UNHThe University of New Hampshire’s Department of English is pleased to announce that celebrated author and New York Times Magazine writer Benoit Denizet-Lewis will read from his... Read More -
01/22/16 - Anthropologist Meghan Howey Named Next Hayes ChairProfessor Howey's term as James H. Hayes and Claire Short Hayes Professor of the Humanities will run from fall 2016 to spring 2021. The Hayes Chair was established to be a focal... Read More -
01/20/16 - Poll Results: Sanders Widens NH Lead, Almost Half of Democrats Still Not DecidedNew poll results from the UNH Survey Center show that Vermont senator Bernie Sanders has increased his lead over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire.... Read More -
01/19/16 - The Times of India: Europe seeing more deaths than births, says studyCarsey School's Senior Demographer Ken Johnson reports that in Europe, deaths exeeded births in most of the counties of Germany, Hungary , Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria and the Czech... Read More -
01/15/16 - Rodriguez Offers Opinion Piece on Guantanamo in Time MagazineUNH associate professor of history Julia Rodriguez has written an opinion piece for "Time Magazine" titled "Sister of 9/11 Victim: Guantánamo Will Never Deliver Justice."... Read More -
01/15/16 - Philosophy Department Mourns the Passing of Distinguished Emeritus Professor, Paul BrockelmanDear Friends, Sadly, Paul Brockelman passed away Friday, January 8th. Paul was a distinguished Professor of Philosophy at UNH from 1963 to 2001. In addition to his important role... Read More -
01/14/16 - BBC News: The age of first-time mothers is rising faster in the USCarsey School of Public Policy's Senior Demographer Ken Johnson reports the rising age of mothers has to do with the Great Recession, and on women delaying childbirth as a result... Read More -
01/13/16 - MUSEUM OF ART, UNH PRESENTS TWO NEW EXHIBITIONS: GROUNDSWELL AND NATURAL WONDERDURHAM, NH –Two new group exhibitions, Groundswell and Natural Wonderwill be on view at the Museum of Art, University of New Hampshire beginning January 26, 2016. A reception... Read More -
01/12/16 - Engaged DialogueSarah Sherman received both the 2015 Jean Brierley Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Graduate Faculty Mentor Award. She says her teaching philosophy is grounded in the idea... Read More