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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01/24/18 - The Union Leader: Racism discussion urges participants to understand their 'implicit biases'About 25 people turned out for a New Hampshire Listens workshop on racism at Community Church of Durham Wednesday evening. Those who attended represented a variety of backgrounds... Read More
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01/23/18 - CNN Money: Americans Aren't Worried About Losing Their JobsHowever, Rebecca Glauber's research comparing part-time and full-time workers shows it's not a completely positive picture. Read More
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01/23/18 - New Republic: Telling Rural People To Move Won't Solve Poverty“Just like there’s not one urban America, there’s not one rural America either,” explains Kenneth Johnson. Read More
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01/16/18 - Concord Monitor: Difficult Dialogue: When It Comes to Race, Social Media Can Complicate the ConversationThe co-directors of New Hampshire Listens, an interactive civics initiative at UNH, discuss recent incidents in Concord and Henniker. Read More
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01/13/18 - The Clarion Ledger: Mississippi's rural black, Hispanic communities risk underrepresentation in 2020 censusAccording to a University of New Hampshire Carsey School of Public Policy report released in December, populations at risk of underreporting include: African-Americans in the... Read More
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01/10/18 - The Truth About MarijuanaKaren T. Van Gundy and Michael S. Staunton co-author book distinguishing fact from fiction. Read More
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01/07/18 - Casper Star Tribune: Defining 'small town' Wyoming: In the country's least populous state, what qualifies as rural?University of New Hampshire professor Ken Johnson, an expert on rural life in America, said that the definition of “rural” varies significantly depending on where one lives. “... Read More
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01/07/18 - The Concord Monitor: David Brooks: The significance – or non-significance – of New Hampshire’s first baby born in 2018“New Hampshire does have a modest minority population, but it is greatest among children . . . and particularly in the bigger cities,” said Ken Johnson of UNH’s Carsey School of... Read More
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01/02/18 - The Daily Yonder: Pockets of Rural America At Risk Of Being Undercounted In CensusRural communities with high levels of poverty and lack of access to internet could be undercounted in the 2020 U. S. Census, according to a report. Researchers at the Carsey... Read More
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01/02/18 - The Union Leader: Looking back at 2017: A new threat in opioid crisisThis year also brought alarming findings about the incidence of infants born with symptoms of opioid addiction known as neonatal abstinence syndrome. The University of New... Read More