College of Liberal Arts

Mayer Receives Distinguished Professor Award for 2025

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

Recent Stories

  • Two middle school students, a boy and a girl, work together on a computer.
    - The Language of STEM
    With $3.5 million from the Department of Education, UNH researchers will enhance STEM understanding among N.H.'s English learners. Read More
  • group of students in front of Hannaford's
    - “Many Thanks for Your Words”
    Conversational English class helps UNH housekeepers feel more at home in America. Read More
  • student standing outside Little Indonesia storefront in Somersworth
    - Going Local
    New fellowship connects student with a New Hampshire Indonesian community. Read More
  • photo of mural
    - Hope is a Discipline
    Campus mural brings a splash of color and hope for social justice. Read More
  • montage of book covers
    - On the Bookshelf
    Take a look at a roundup of books published by College of Liberal Arts faculty in 2021. Read More
  • Off and Running
    - Off and Running
    Many of the things Nathaniel Hunt ’22 learned as a philosophy major proved beneficial when he conceived a business idea, and his partnership with the Peter T. Paul... Read More
  • Abrita Kuthumi
    - Blazing a Trail
    Abrita Kuthumi ’21, a political science/international affairs major from Barrington, New Hampshire, is a winner of the prestigious Marshall Scholarship, one of just 41 students to... Read More
  • Loading New Hampshire Food Bank truck
    - Focused on Helping Others
    The 2021 Food Drive Challenge at UNH, which took place during the first three weeks of November, generated food and monetary donations to the New Hampshire Food Bank totaling the... Read More
  • Celebrating Faculty Excellence
    - Celebrating Faculty Excellence
    Every year, a chosen few of UNH’s outstanding faculty members from each college and school receive Faculty Excellence Awards in recognition of their achievements in teaching,... Read More
  • Side by side headshots of two female professors
    - Helping Teens Do No Harm
    With a major new grant from the National Institutes of Health, UNH researchers will study the effects of self-directed violence among teens on bystanders. Read More