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

  • University of New Hampshire
    - Summer Successes
    Maybe it’s that new Watkins Student-Athlete Academic Excellence Center paying off. Over the summer, UNH claimed a shared first-place-finish for the America East Academic Cup, a... Read More
  • Karen Andreas '88, Jane Harrigan and David Olson '92
    - A Quiver of Quill Awards
    When longtime former professor Jane Harrigan received the Yankee Quill Award in October for contributions to New England journalism, she joined a procession of UNH Quill winners,... Read More
  • Thompson Hall
    - A View from Above
    Cloudless skies and maple trees in full fall flame set the perfect stage for a sunrise video shoot over Durham in October. Early risers might have caught sight of the aerial drone... Read More
  • UNH students with Wild E. Cat and Gnarlz
    - Once a Wildcat...
    Cool temps and overcast skies couldn’t keep away thousands of UNH alumni, who returned to Durham the weekend of Oct. 2 to celebrate homecoming and fall reunions for the decade of... Read More
  • President Mark W. Huddleston
    - The View from T-Hall: Political Prime Time
    Every four years, our students can enjoy front-row seats for a uniquely New Hampshire tradition and one of the world’s most closely watched political events: the first-in-the-... Read More
  • John F. Kennedy speaking in New Hampshire Hall
    - Window of Opportunity
    On March 7, 1960, one day before the New Hampshire presidential primary, Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy arrived at UNH to deliver a speech in New Hampshire Hall.  Lou D’... Read More
  • From Durham to Dijon and Many Points Between
    - From Durham to Dijon and Many Points Between
    Claire Malarte-Feldman, professor of French in the College of Liberal Arts and international children's literature researcher, received the 2015 Excellence in International... Read More
  • Nutrition researcher Miriam Nelson
    - Nutrition Innovator Miriam Nelson Joins UNH Sustainability Institute
    Miriam Nelson, a leading researcher and author on nutrition and physical activity, will become the deputy chief sustainability officer and director of the Sustainability... Read More
  • UNH football players with UNH chef on Thanksgiving
    - Multiply by Two
    The Wildcat football team just finished an inspiring season, overcoming a sluggish start to finish with an NCAA playoff berth. Last week, while classmates headed home for the... Read More
  • UNH physician peter degnan
    - On World AIDS Day, A Look at the Numbers
    World AIDS Day is Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015 Campus will be covered in red this coming week in honor of World AIDS Day on Tuesday, December 1. Three decades have passed since the... Read More