Campus Life

A Message on the Significance of Juneteenth From Kenneth Holmes

A Message on the Significance of Juneteenth From Kenneth Holmes

Kenneth Holmes, senior vice provost for student life at UNH, reflects on the significance of Juneteenth. Also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States, when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865... Read More

Recent Stories

  • UNH's new outdoor pool
    - Cool Times
    Read More
  • UNHInnovation logo at the UNH Entrepreneurship Center
    - Inside the UNH Entrepreneurship Center
    Since November 2015, UNH’s student entrepreneurs have had an incredible resource at their fingertips — the Peter T. Paul Entrepreneurship Center. Located in the new UNHInnovation ... Read More
  • UNH's Wild E Cat and Gnarlz during move-in day
    - Move-In Time
    The students are coming! With move-in set to begin in earnest on Friday, Aug. 26, check out the changes to parking and bus service. Read More
  • UNH police officers on campus
    - UNH Police Gain Reaccreditation
    The University of New Hampshire Police Department has been reaccredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. Read More
  • Zechariah Anderson
    - A Place of Their Own
    Until recently, the 280-plus student veterans, guardsmen and reservists attending UNH didn’t have a place of their own, a place they could gather and be among people who shared a... Read More
  • UNH pool
    - Seven Exciting Developments
    The new outdoor pool is open.  Whether you’re an incoming freshman or returning to campus this fall for your second, third or fourth year, we can’t wait for you to arrive. A lot... Read More
  • An infographic showing information on suicide
    - A Good Fight
    The university’s commitment to building a safe, supportive culture on campus is getting noticed. Read More
  • Students in UNH's Project SMART
    - A SMART Send-Off
    Join the Project SMART Summer Institute for its closing ceremonies on Friday at the Morse Hall Atrium
 beginning at 11 a.m. Some of the students have come to UNH from as far away... Read More
  • girls at engineering camp at UNH
    - Engineeristas
    Campus is abuzz with summer youth programs this month. UNH Today caught this action at Engineeristas, a weeklong camp for sixth- and seventh-grade girls that delves into robotics... Read More
  • Shanyn Grenier ’97 and Amy Brnger, ’87, ’92G
    - Filling the Gap
    The story goes like this: A young man with potential was encouraged by the late Joe Sawtelle to go to college. Read More