Culture
University Collaborative grooms a new kind of sustainable business leader
Often, those seeking broad changes in the way corporations behave toward their employees, society, and the environment, have done so as protestors. Such protests are valuable in raising attention to important issues, but what happens next to create change? At the University of New Hampshire,... Read MoreAlso in UNH Today...
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10/23/20B the Change
Certified B Corporations are businesses that meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and... -
10/20/20A Clearer Vision of History
Columbus Day became a national holiday in 1937. It would be more than 50 years later — and 500 since Columbus arrived in America — before people came... -
10/15/20Laconia Daily Sun: Racist bullying in schools, a problem no one likes to admit
The Laconia Daily Sun reports on issues of racist bullying in New Hampshire schools and cites a Carsey School of Public Policy study that identifies... -
10/08/20Union Leader: 'We the People' project brings stumbling blocks - and a path through them - to UNH campus
The Union Leader reports on one of the UNH Theatre and Dance Department's latest projects, "We the People," a series of vignettes that focus on...
Recent Stories
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09/10/20 - A Message From the President on Diversity Equity and Inclusion InitiativesBack in June, in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd, we promised you that the university’s leadership team would spend the summer listening and enhancing our knowledge... Read More -
09/08/20 - Inaugural FellowKabria Baumgartner is appointed COLA’s faculty fellow for equity and inclusion. Read More -
09/04/20 - A Movement Not A MomentTamara Marcus knows that if there isn’t a way to address a problem, you find one. A Ph.D. candidate at UNH, Marcus helped cofound the Advocates for Social Justice in Cedar Rapids... Read More -
08/24/20 - Setting The Stage For SuccessAlexandra Vergara ’23 didn’t find herself until she started pretending to be other people. Read More -
08/13/20 - ’Back to School’ Amid a Pandemic and Uprisings Gives Teachers a Unique Opportunity (Washington Post)An op ed by UNH's Kabria Baumgartner is published in the Washington Post. Read More -
08/12/20 - The Work Begins With UsNadine Petty is UNH’s new chief diversity officer and associate vice president for community, equity and diversity. She comes to us from the University of Iowa where she was the... Read More -
07/28/20 - A World Shaped By RaceIn the two months since George Floyd was killed by police, protesters have continued to call for change. They might not march every day in every city, but they are still marching. Read More -
07/13/20 - Washington Post: A New Generation Challenges the HeartlandAccording to Carsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson, "Americans should expect more discussions about race in rural regions" as nonwhite populations continue to grow there... Read More -
07/07/20 - A Call to Educators: Uplifting Our Black YouthAngelina Gillispie ’20, a recent graduate of the English teaching program at UNH Manchester, published an essay about her experience with the Black Lives Matter rallies and vigils... Read More -
06/17/20 - Helping His CitySean Sutherlin ’21 is from Minnesota. He lives in a small city outside of Minneapolis, where protests sparked by the death of George Floyd in May led to rioting and looting. On... Read More