Carsey School of Public Policy
Navigating Outside of Four Walls
“I want to reframe everyone’s mindset that nursing and human security can’t go together, because they can and should. I think there’s this very strong, preconceived notion that nurses are at the bedside and we’re just clinicians,” says Kristy Miyashita, a current master’s student pursuing a Global... Read More-
03/04/24
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... -
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...
Recent Stories
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03/14/19 - Conference maps route to ‘vibrant’ NH economy (New Hampshire Business Review)With the state basking in a growing economy and budget surplus, the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute took “Investments to Sustain a Vibrant Economy” as the theme of its sixth... Read More
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03/12/19 - 2019 WalletHub Tax Survey (WalletHub)Whether you see it as a civic duty, a necessary evil or cause for a few choice expletives, it’s no surprise that most of us dislike tax time. From the expense and hassle of the... Read More
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03/07/19 - MPP Student Wins Distinguished Wildcat AwardCarina DeBarcelos made the most of her graduate student experience. Read More
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03/07/19 - Why Birthrates Among Hispanic Americans Have Plummeted (New York Times)The United States population grew by just 0.6 percent last year, the smallest increase in 80 years, according to Ken Johnson, a demographer at the University of New Hampshire. He... Read More
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03/04/19 - Kids Are Poor Because We Make Their Parents Poor. Is That Finally Going To Change? (Huffington Post)The child care proposals fit more familiar rhetoric about families and the middle class, though they too would probably still reduce child poverty. A 2017 paper from experts at... Read More
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03/02/19 - The rise and fall of the most European state in the Union (Washington Post)In the 1970s, University of New Hampshire demographer Kenneth Johnson said, “A dramatic and surprising shift occurred when more people moved to rural areas.” For the first time in... Read More
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02/15/19 - The Town Where Retirees Can’t Retire (CityLab)When retirees move in, they bring their skills with them, says Kenneth Johnson, a demographer at UNH who studies migration trends. Read More
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02/15/19 - In Colorado, Some Rural Counties Struggle While Others Thrive (KUNC)Using census data starting in 1900 and running up to 2010, UNH demographer Ken Johnson and policy fellow Daniel Lichter tracked population sizes in counties across the U.S. Read More