College of Liberal Arts
Mayer Receives Distinguished Professor Award for 2025
Get to knowÌýJohn (Jack) Mayer, the recipient of UNH'sÌý2025 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 onÌýOct. 30Ìýmight have noticed a group of younger-than-usual students deep in thought and... -
11/18/25
Henn Honored With 2025 JeanÌýBrierley Award for Excellence in Teaching
Meet Mark Henn, principal lecturer in the UNH psychology department, who was named the recipient of the 2025 JeanÌýBrierley Award for Excellence in...
Recent Stories
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08/16/16 -Congratulations to Judy Sharkey on her recent co-authored publication featured in the September 2016 issue of Journal of Teacher Education!
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08/11/16 - Digging Durham PointUNH archaeologists and community volunteers head to a site on Durham Point to look for clues about fortified garrisons that existed in the area around the time European settlers... Read More
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08/10/16 - Liberal Arts Students Awarded Gilman International ScholarshipsUNH College of Liberal Arts (COLA) studentsÌýJulia Krank '17, a dual psychology and justice studies major, andÌýPatrick Sullivan '17, a dual sociology and justice studies major, are... Read More
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08/09/16 -PIRC's Caroline Leyva is quoted in this NPR story on collaboration between parents and schools to facilitate a dialogue on sexual assault prevention. Ìý
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08/08/16 -Professor Emeritus David R. Smith passed away on July 30, 2016, at his home in Maine.
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08/02/16 - The United Nations in the 21st Century (fifth edition)Thoroughly revised throughout, the fifth edition focuses on major trends since 2012, including changing power dynamics, increasing threats to peace and security, and the growing... Read More
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08/02/16 - Faculty Research: Water Concerns Unite Citizen ActivistsAssociate professor of sociology Cliff Brown has published a research brief through the Carsey School of Public Policy that explores how citizens in three New Hampshire towns --... Read More
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08/02/16 - Standoff: PoemsFor three decades, David Rivard has written from deep within the skin of our times. With "Standoff," he asks an essential question: In a world of noise, of global anxiety and... Read More
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08/01/16 -Your memories of events that happen just before and just after a move seem to stand out as feeling especially vivid, argue a trio of researchers from the University of New...
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07/28/16 - Witnessing History: UNH at the DNCThis week, when the country witnessed the nomination of the first female candidate for the presidency of the United States, UNH students were there. Not just in Philadelphia but... Read More


















































