Professor Joe Lugalla, Dept of Anthropology

NSBE National Society of Black Engineers UNH Chapter

Korean Culture Club For More Information

Associate Prof, Funso Afolayan, Dept of History

MOSAICO the Latino/Latina student organization For More Information

Welcome!

The UNH President's Commission on the Status of People of Color proposes, recommends, and evaluates programs, policies, and services aimed at enhancing diversity and supporting people of color within the UNH community. The commission acts to ensure implementation of goals to increase campus diversity through minority student, faculty, and staff recruitment and retention, and through curriculum development. Learn More

Help Students Buy their Books

UNH faculty and staff can now use payroll deductions to support a book fund for students. Book funds will be available to students with demonstrated financial need.
Download the Undergraduate Book Fund Payroll Deduction


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Features

When the Margin is at the Center: The American Academy and The Study of Race and Ethnicity

Tuesday, April 9
4:00pm, MUB Theater II

Dr. Clement Price is the Director of the Institute on Ethnicity, Culture, and the Modern Experience at Rutgers University. He also chaired President Obama's transition team for the National Endowment for the Humanities. Dr. Price possesses an unwavering commitment to the communities in which he lives, and for social justice. He will be on campus helping students, faculty and staff consider ways to ensure the vibrancy and future of race and ethnic studies at UNH.  Program sponsored by Race and Ethnic Studies program. See attached flyer

Black Family Weekend

Friday, April 5 - Sunday, April 7, 2013
Everyone is invited to take part in the activities of Black Family Weekend. We are hoping that Black Family Weekend will excite parents and families of students of color to not only become more involved within areas of the UNH community, but the Parent’s Association as well. Questions contact the UNH Black Student Union, at unhbsu@gmail.com. This year's events include discussions, workshops, fashion show and special dinners. Please visit http://www.unh.edu/omsa/blackfamilyweekend/ to RSVP and for more details. Check out the page. To view the flyer (click here).  Event funded by SAFC

Our Stories

Xiomara Alban

Xiomara Albán grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts, the middle of three girls. Her mother and father were born in Ecuador, making Xio
a first generation American, in addition to a first generation college student.  Read More about Xiomara

Noha Elmohands

Talking about my religion, my race, and my gender has given me visibility that many students have not had.  It has allowed me to be empathetic toward a wide range of student experiences. Meet Noha Elmohands, Student host for this year's MLK Commemorative Address. Watch the video on her student call to action

Mike Vidal

Michael went on a summer research trip to the University of Ghana for eight weeks. Michael focused his research on challenges in development, particularly higher education access for underrepresented groups. He credits this experience as the “most amazing experience I’ve ever had in my entire life.” Read More about Mike

Matthew Richards

McNair scholar Matthew Richards, participated in a survey of high school coaches aimed at assessing the effects of a UNH coaching education program on their perceptions of their coaching efficacy. Coaching efficacy is a coach's confidence in his/her own abilities to affect the desired learning and performance of their athletes. Read the article from Undergraduate Research Journal >>