/unhtoday/feed/14/rss.xml 91��Ƭ�� Today Articles en /unhtoday/2025/11/joyful-acts-writing Those who happened to walk by Rooms 334–340 of the MUB on Oct. 30 might have noticed a group of younger-than-usual students deep in thought and creation — pens, markers, pages of text, pipe cleaners, and glue sticks spilling across their shared group tables. Every so often, one might have stood up to hang a poem-leaf on the “poet-tree” in the corner or deliver a molded clay creature to a display set up on a windowsill at the edge of the room. Every October since 2019, assistant research professor of education Bethany Silva, who also directs 91��Ƭ��’s Community Literacy Center, and associate professor of English Alecia Magnifico have been coordinating a lively party for writing on campus in honor of the National Day on Writing. For three years now, that has included hosting eighth graders... ]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2025 13:00 -0500 Katie Umans /unhtoday/2025/11/joyful-acts-writing /unhtoday/2025/03/alumni-artwork-featured-honors-college-collection Kate Gaudet, associate director of 91��Ƭ��’s Hamel Honors and Scholars College, spent some extended time in late summer and fall moonlighting in a couple of unique, unofficial capacities – art researcher and amateur sleuth. And the results of that investigative work are now on colorful display throughout the home of the Hamel Honors and Scholars College in Huddleston Hall. ]]> Mon, 17 Mar 2025 14:15 -0400 Keith Testa /unhtoday/2025/03/alumni-artwork-featured-honors-college-collection /unhtoday/2023/11/unh-library-archives-photo-collection-documenting-immigrants-new-hampshire As the time approached for final projects to be completed in the photography program Becky Field had enrolled in at the New Hampshire Institute of Art (now New England College), she knew many of her classmates were frantically scrambling to pull project ideas together. She, though, was experiencing no such pressure. “Many students probably started their final projects two weeks before we ended the program, but I had started mine two years ahead,” she laughs. She’d been struck by hateful graffiti scrawled on the sides of four refugee homes in Concord between 2011 and 2012. She’d just begun the photography program – a “retirement project” after more than two decades as a university professor and research ecologist for the federal government – when she decided to document the lives of new... ]]> Mon, 13 Nov 2023 14:45 -0500 Keith Testa /unhtoday/2023/11/unh-library-archives-photo-collection-documenting-immigrants-new-hampshire /unhtoday/2023/11/george-clinton-and-parliament-funkadelic-perform-campus-nov-28 The 91��Ƭ�� Center for the Humanities is excited to announce a special campus event to be supported by the Saul O Sidore Memorial Lecture Series. Danny Bedrosian '03, music director for the pathbreaking Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award-winning funk band George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic, will join bandmates and Clinton himself in a multi-part visit to 91��Ƭ�� later this month. A longtime archivist for the band, Bedrosian will share his newly published music history, The Authorized P-Funk Song Reference, 1956-2023, in a book talk Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. in Hamilton Smith 210, following a master class for 91��Ƭ�� jazz students at 3 p.m. in PCAC M226. On the evening of Nov. 28, Bedrosian, bandmates and Clinton will perform a free public concert in the Granite State Room for the wider community. ... ]]> Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:30 -0400 Katie Umans /unhtoday/2023/11/george-clinton-and-parliament-funkadelic-perform-campus-nov-28 /unhtoday/2023/09/rare-botanical-book-collection-finds-home-unhs-dimond-library 91��Ƭ��’s Dimond Library is the new home of a rare botanical book collection that includes some volumes dating back as far as the 15th century, thanks to a partnership with New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill in Boylston, Massachusetts. ]]> Thu, 28 Sep 2023 11:00 -0400 Keith Testa /unhtoday/2023/09/rare-botanical-book-collection-finds-home-unhs-dimond-library /unhtoday/2023/05/discovering-diverse-skills-john-mehrmann-composer-performing-musician-and-educator-0 John Mehrmann is a composer, pianist, organist, choir director, percussionist and teacher who resides in Maine with his wife, Abigail, and two sons. His musical talents encompass many genres and styles, from directing the a cappella choral ensemble VoXX: Voice of Twenty to composing soundtracks for feature films. Mehrmann grew up with his family in New Hampshire, and his love for music began at a young age. His first instrument was the piano, followed by drumming lessons, which later became his primary instrument during his undergraduate studies at the 91��Ƭ��. Mehrmann earned his bachelor’s degree in music performance in 2007 before pursuing a master’s degree in music composition from the New England Conservatory, which he earned in 2010. During his time at 91��Ƭ��,... ]]> Mon, 01 May 2023 13:45 -0400 Corey Kurylo '23 /unhtoday/2023/05/discovering-diverse-skills-john-mehrmann-composer-performing-musician-and-educator-0 /unhtoday/2023/04/dane-diliegros-path-becoming-predator What do basketball, butchering, Anthony Bourdain and bad-guy movie monsters have to do with each other? Admittedly, not much. But they are all connected if you are Dane DiLiegro ’11 and you’re on a career journey that has taken you from New England to Italy to Hollywood in a relatively short few years. DiLiegro became a household name, if not a recognizable face, with last summer’s “Prey,” a prequel to the Predator series of action-horror movies first made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger. DiLiegro played the Predator — a human-hunting, highly evolved alien who lands on Earth. The film was a hit with critics and audiences for its action sequences, its casting of Indigenous actors and the powerful cast performances, including DiLiegro’s. “I just feel like I was super fortunate that all the... ]]> Mon, 17 Apr 2023 09:30 -0400 Michelle Morrissey ’97 /unhtoday/2023/04/dane-diliegros-path-becoming-predator /unhtoday/2023/04/creole-soul-photo-exhibit-gary-samson-opens-seacoast-african-american-cultural-center A photo exhibit by New Hampshire’s seventh Artist Laureate, Gary Samson, is now on display at the The Seacoast African American Cultural Center (SAACC), showcasing photos from Creole Soul: Zydeco Lives. The book, released in November 2022 by University Press of Mississippi as part of its American Made Music Series, features interviews with zydeco musicians in Texas and Louisiana conducted by Burt Feintuch, a folklorist, music ethnographer, professor at 91��Ƭ�� (in English), founder of the Ghana study abroad program and longtime director of the 91��Ƭ�� Center for the Humanities, who passed away in 2018. Samson's accompanying photos, a selection of which are part of this exhibit, capture the lively and eclectic music scene and offer intimate portraits of the featured musicians. On Thursday, May 4,... ]]> Thu, 13 Apr 2023 15:00 -0400 Katie Umans /unhtoday/2023/04/creole-soul-photo-exhibit-gary-samson-opens-seacoast-african-american-cultural-center /unhtoday/2023/01/myths-retold-garden New exhibitions open at the Museum of Art on January 26. ]]> Fri, 06 Jan 2023 10:30 -0500 Molly Bolick /unhtoday/2023/01/myths-retold-garden /unhtoday/2022/12/building-skill Prison outreach program in New Hampshire teaches woodworking to women. ]]> Tue, 20 Dec 2022 13:15 -0500 Susan Dumais '88 '02G /unhtoday/2022/12/building-skill /unhtoday/2022/08/solastalgic-archive-and-deep-time-lab The Museum of Art opens participatory exhibition by artist Nina Elder that reflects on time, memory and environmental transformation. ]]> Fri, 19 Aug 2022 11:00 -0400 /unhtoday/2022/08/solastalgic-archive-and-deep-time-lab /unhtoday/2022/06/research-snapshot-pox “Pox was done in the fall of 2019 a few short months prior to the introduction of COVID 19 into the common lexicon. What had started as an introspective reflection on my own struggles with mental illness has come to be expressive of a collective experience; an inward gaze on personal pain and struggle turned outward in empathetic witness to collective pain and struggle. “Sir Christopher Ricks, in speaking of the lyrics of Bob Dylan, said that ‘art gives sympathetic access to systems of belief that are not our own.’ On a more intimate level, it can give sympathetic access to experiences that are not our own. And should we be fortunate, it can give sympathetic access to experiences that are our own. It can reveal ourselves to ourselves and in turn come to see ourselves in others.” —Benjamin... ]]> Thu, 30 Jun 2022 15:30 -0400 /unhtoday/2022/06/research-snapshot-pox /unhtoday/2022/06/staging-return Michael Blackman doesn’t hesitate for an instant when considering what’s more likely to cause the biggest spike in his nerves – his daily role as dean of students at 91��Ƭ��, or his return to the stage and New Hampshire theater debut in this summer’s production of Footloose as part of the Prescott Park Arts Festival in Portsmouth. “It will certainly be this,” Blackman says of the performance. “You’d think after dealing with massive crises and protests and various other student issues that my day-to-day job would be the scarier thing, but I haven’t been on stage in about 10 years.” Blackman is one of more than a dozen members of the 91��Ƭ�� community (including a handful of students who just graduated) who will be involved this summer in a production directed by Tom Alsip, assistant professor and... ]]> Tue, 14 Jun 2022 10:30 -0400 Keith Testa /unhtoday/2022/06/staging-return /unhtoday/2022/06/frame-mind COLA faculty take snapshots to capture their research — and bring fascinating insights to the images. ]]> Mon, 06 Jun 2022 10:00 -0400 /unhtoday/2022/06/frame-mind /unhtoday/2022/06/parting-well-made Theatre professor David Richman exits the 91��Ƭ�� teaching and performance stage. ]]> Mon, 06 Jun 2022 08:00 -0400 Keith Testa /unhtoday/2022/06/parting-well-made /unhtoday/2022/04/making-splash The 2022 91��Ƭ�� Dance Company just wrapped up its slate of performances of SPLASH, a production several years in the making that aims to bring attention to the impact litter has on the ocean and the vulnerable habitats within it. ]]> Wed, 06 Apr 2022 10:00 -0400 /unhtoday/2022/04/making-splash /unhtoday/2022/03/going-places When it came time to choose a college, Madison Hoppler ’24 opted for the financial security of the campus located practically in her backyard over a more focused pursuit of her creative passion at art school. That decision meant she could attend 91��Ƭ�� while living in her childhood home in Durham, studying art in hopes of forging a career in a creative space. But it also meant putting on hold her desire to explore the world more fully beyond the town she grew up in. And all of that made her precisely the young woman Kelsy Stromski was looking for.. Stromski, owner and creative director of The Newburyport Studio and Favor the Brave in Newburyport, Massachusetts, is an avid traveler who wanted to give one young woman in New England between the ages of 18 and 22 who is interested in or pursuing... ]]> Tue, 08 Mar 2022 09:45 -0500 Keith Testa /unhtoday/2022/03/going-places /unhtoday/2022/02/ensemble-showcases-african-drum-and-dance The Akwaaba Traditional African Drum and Dance Ensemble performed a routine in the MUB Granite State Room on Friday, Feb. 18 as part of 91��Ƭ��'s 2022 celebration of Black History Month.  ]]> Tue, 22 Feb 2022 12:00 -0500 /unhtoday/2022/02/ensemble-showcases-african-drum-and-dance /unhtoday/2021/12/hope-discipline Campus mural brings a splash of color and hope for social justice. ]]> Wed, 15 Dec 2021 07:00 -0500 Susan Dumais '88 '02G /unhtoday/2021/12/hope-discipline /unhtoday/2021/06/giant-masks Students take the concept of mask-wearing to a whole new level. ]]> Mon, 07 Jun 2021 01:00 -0400 /unhtoday/2021/06/giant-masks https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-03-04-by-putting-tensions-on-stage-colleges-aim-to-change-campus-culture 91��Ƭ��'s Power Play is featured in this article about how colleges are addressing DEI issues through theatre ]]> Fri, 05 Mar 2021 13:30 -0500 /unhtoday/2021/03/putting-tensions-stage-colleges-aim-change-campus-culture https://tnhdigital.com/2021/03/03/tom-alsips-unh-directorial-debut/ The New Hampshire interviews COLA's Tom Alsip about his first 91��Ƭ�� production. ]]> Fri, 05 Mar 2021 08:45 -0500 /unhtoday/2021/03/tom-alsips-unh-directorial-debut https://electricliterature.com/cheap-low-cost-funded-mfa/ 91��Ƭ��'s M.F.A. in Writing is a top 10 featured program in Electric Literature. ]]> Mon, 25 Jan 2021 12:15 -0500 /unhtoday/2021/01/10-mfa-programs-budget-conscious /unhtoday/2021/01/band-marches 91��Ƭ�� students perform virtually with the Intercollegiate Marching Band. ]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2021 09:30 -0500 /unhtoday/2021/01/band-marches /unhtoday/2020/12/cola-grows-design-studies-program The growing program fuses classic training with cutting-edge career preparation. ]]> Fri, 18 Dec 2020 17:00 -0500 Dave Moore /unhtoday/2020/12/cola-grows-design-studies-program