Carsey School of Public Policy
UNH Once Again Well Represented on '40 Under Forty' List
The University of New Hampshire was once again strongly represented on the Union Leader’s annual 40 Under Forty award list this year, with eight state residents to have earned undergraduate or graduate degrees from UNH – and another from Granite State College, now the UNH College of Professional... Read More-
02/22/24
The Advocate
Executive Director Michael Constance has invested his heart and soul in New Hampshire’s Camp Allen. Founded in 1931, the camp’s mission is to provide... -
02/08/24
Aiming High
“Although education provided the tools to accomplish my professional goals, my greatest satisfaction lies in achieving something far beyond what I... -
02/06/24
Closing the Gap
A conversation with Leanne Ryder ’23G quickly reveals her purposeful desire to enhance the quality of life for historically disinvested communities... -
01/31/24
'Mama HAGN'
“Most Haitians understand that education is the ticket to a good future. As a schoolgirl I would joyously rifle through my new textbooks to enjoy the...
Recent Stories
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08/02/22 - Seeing the Story of the Country Through Data“I once had a reporter jokingly say to me ‘Ken, you were into data analytics before it was cool,’” he says, a smile audible in his voice. “Which, you know, is true.” Professor Ken... Read More
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06/28/22 - Serving New England FarmersThe global pandemic upended how we work and live, and the same was true for America’s farmers – especially those involved in direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales. Farmers’ markets... Read More
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06/15/22 - The Daily Yonder: Racial and Ethnic Diversity of Rural Population Grows by Nearly 20%The Daily Yonder: "Over the past decade, the rural population declined by 0.6% but simultaneously became nearly 4 percentage points more diverse. That represents a nearly 20%... Read More
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06/09/22 - Carrie Portrie Joins NH Listens Team Full Time as Research FacultyCarrie Portrie joined the Carsey School’s civic engagement initiative, New Hampshire Listens, in 2016 as a project manager and small group facilitator to address issues on... Read More
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06/01/22 - Sun Belt cities boom as major cities bleed populationIn this article The Hill reports, "More than half of American cities registered a loss of population over the last year as people flocked to suburbs and exurbs in what... Read More
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05/20/22 - The Washington Post: A rural county in Iowa that supported Trump turns to Latinos to growIn this Washington Post article, Carsey demographer Ken Johnson observes, "The story of Greene County is the story of much of rural America, where falling birthrates, an aging... Read More
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05/16/22 - Working for Workforce HousingUNH student's research brings New Hampshire’s housing crisis into focus Read More
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05/11/22 - Parsing Fact from FictionA recent survey by the University of New Hampshire looked at the public acceptance of conspiracy claims compared to statements based on scientific facts. They found only around 10... Read More
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05/01/22 - AP News: 100s of US urban areas will become rural with new criteriaIn this Associated Press article, Carsey School Senior Demographer Kenneth Johnson discusses the implications of the U.S. Census Bureau changing the definition of an urban area. Read More