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-
12/09/25
A 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... -
12/02/25
New 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... -
11/18/25
Joyful 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... -
11/18/25
Henn 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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01/08/18 - The Washington Post: He Was America's Most Famous Pediatrician. Then Dr. Spock Attacked the Vietnam Draft.A look back at the experiences of “The Boston Five,” including UNH’s Michael Ferber. Read More
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01/08/18 - NHPR: The Heavens Might Crack: The Death and Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.Jason Sokol talks about his new book and how America's fraught racial past has shaped current race relations. Read More
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01/07/18 - Casper Star Tribune: Defining 'small town' Wyoming: In the country's least populous state, what qualifies as rural?University of New Hampshire professor Ken Johnson, an expert on rural life in America, said that the definition of “rural” varies significantly depending on where one lives. “... Read More
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01/07/18 - The Concord Monitor: David Brooks: The significance – or non-significance – of New Hampshire’s first baby born in 2018“New Hampshire does have a modest minority population, but it is greatest among children . . . and particularly in the bigger cities,” said Ken Johnson of UNH’s Carsey School of... Read More
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01/02/18 - Vanity Fair: Will 2018 Be the Year the Internet Kills Old Media?Kathy Kiely, lecturer in English, asks if the media will turn away from click-bait and readers will change their own consumption habits. Read More
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01/01/18 - UNH Classics Graduate Awarded Media Production GrantClassics alumnus, Michael Mignanelli (BA, 2016) is one of four recipients of the Media Production Grant from the College of Liberal Arts at UT Austin. Read More
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01/01/18 - The Importance of Cultural ChangePIRC co-directors, Sharyn Potter and Jane Stapleton, outline a framework for reducing sexual harassment in the workplace in the January 2018 edition of Business NH Magazine. Read More
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12/29/17 - Valley News: N.H Sees Large Population GrowthNew Hampshire tends to receive talented, well-educated people in its migration stream, said Ken Johnson, senior demographer at the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School, so... Read More
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12/28/17 - The Seattle Times: Americans are moving house much less than they used to, and age has a lot to do with itKenneth Johnson, a senior demographer at the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School, estimates that the Great Recession resulted in 4 million fewer births than what otherwise... Read More























































