College of Liberal Arts
UNH Researchers Help Unearth What is Believed to be King Pompey Homestead
Archaeologists at the University of New Hampshire along with a historian at Northeastern University believe they have unearthed the long-lost homestead of King Pompey, an enslaved African who won his freedom and later became one of the first Black property owners in colonial New England. “We are... Read More
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05/28/24Discovering Ina Jane Doe
Amy Michael, assistant professor of anthropology and director of UNH’s Forensic Anthropology Identification and Recovery Lab, and true crime... -
05/28/24UNH Celebrates Graduates With Weekend of Commencement Events
The University of New Hampshire celebrated a lively and joyful commencement weekend with seven ceremonies on the Durham campus (and one at UNH... -
05/14/24UNH Students Take Home Three Awards at Model UN Conference
Twenty UNH students had the opportunity to rub elbows with international ambassadors and gain hands-on practice in political diplomacy during a trip... -
04/30/24URC Celebrates a Quarter Century of Showcasing Student Research
UNH’s Undergraduate Research Conference (URC), one of the largest and most diverse events of its kind in the country, celebrated its 25th year of...
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12/03/14 - Spanish Professor Scott Weintraub Uncovers a Literary MysteryJuan Luis Martínez had a habit of disappearing. In his groundbreaking 1977 book, The New Novel, Martínez wrote, "The universe is a phantom's effort to become reality," and the neo... Read More -
12/03/14 - Designing WomanSzu-Feng Chen received the 2014 Outstanding Assistant Professor award at the annual faculty excellence ceremony recently. The award recognizes inspiring, challenging, effective... Read More -
12/03/14 - Used Clothing Put to Good UseOn Friday, Dec. 5, a popup thrift store will open in the MUB. It will be there for two days, offering for sale sweaters and T-shirts and skinny jeans and sundry other articles of... Read More -
11/19/14 - The Russian ConnectionThere are jobs and then there are Jobs. U.S. Army Col. Scott Dullea ’89 has one of the latter. His office window looks out at the West Wing of the White House. His boss is Susan... Read More -
11/18/14 - Strokes of GeniusAs an art student at UNH, Richard Whitney ’68 would pay his Phi Kappa Alta brothers five dollars to sit for their portrait, and then he’d give them the finished painting when... Read More -
11/18/14 - School of Rock (Steady): Jamaica Jives with This Music AlumnusJosh Chamberlain ’99 fell in love with music as an undergrad, spinning tunes as a DJ for WUNH. A history major, Chamberlain was interested in the cultural roots of different... Read More -
11/05/14 - Coffee for FreedomIt’s hard to fight an industry estimated to be worth $150 billion. Especially when it exists underground. There are no headquarters to picket, no CEOs to run full-page newspaper... Read More -
11/03/14 - CHICAGO Roars Onto Johnson Theatre Stage This WeekIt's darkly lit. Fog settles along the edges of the wet cobbled street. The dense silence is sharply cut with the loud BANG of a gunshot followed by the sound of a woman's heeled... Read More