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...
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12/03/19 - #COLAStrongDean Michele Dillon reflects on strengths and strategies in the College of Liberal Arts. Read More
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12/03/19 - Joining the TeamFaculty mentors help an undergraduate researcher make her mark at an archaeological dig site in Turkey. Read More
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12/03/19 - Democratizing American EducationThe College Letter has a Q&A with Kabria Baumgartner, assistant professor of American studies. Read More
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12/03/19 - On the Road to Professional SuccessA bus trip to area employers gets students’ career searches pointing in the right direction. Read More
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12/02/19 - Lessons in DemocracyThere were balloons, red, white and blue, in the shape of donkeys and elephants. Signs for each state in the U.S. plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam and the... Read More
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11/21/19 - The Disinformation AgeThe pipe bomb arrived at CNN’s New York City office on an October morning in 2018. The improvised device, delivered by courier, was one of 13 sent to targets across the country —... Read More
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11/21/19 - The Dissertation: Nobody Gets Here AloneThe dissertation. A four-syllable word that signifies years of classes, research, field work, and of course, writing. From the outside, this can seem like a pretty daunting task,... Read More
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11/20/19 - Highly CitedTwo UNH faculty members — professor of sociologyÌýDavid FinkelhorÌýand professor of natural resourcesÌýSerita FreyÌý— are among the Web of Science Group’sÌý2019 Highly Cited... Read More
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11/19/19 -Psychology professor Laura Allen researches how we comprehend news.






















































