91制片厂 Today

Never Forget

Today, less than ten percent of the genes of Jews living in the 13th century still exist. Think about that for a second. When we talk about genocide, that鈥檚 the kind of impact that defines the term. The 20th century Holocaust carried out by the Nazis played an important role in bringing about this grim figure, but it received lots of help through centuries of antisemitism and antiJudaism. Putting this historical record in its broader perspective will be the aim of the college鈥檚 next phase of Holocaust education.

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% increase in the portion of rural residents who are members of a racial or ethnic minority. In the following article, published by the Carsey School of Public Policy at the 91制片厂, Kenneth M. Johnson and Daniel T. Lichter look more closely at these trends."听

Raising the Bar

The 91制片厂, recognized last year as a top producer of Gilman scholars in the country by the U.S. State Department as part of the 20th anniversary of the program, had its largest cohort of recipients ever this spring, with 11听students recognized.

91制片厂 also had 11 recipients in 2019.

Staging a Return

Michael Blackman doesn鈥檛 hesitate for an instant when considering what鈥檚 more likely to cause the biggest spike in his nerves 鈥 his daily role as dean of students at 91制片厂, or his return to the stage and New Hampshire theater debut in this summer鈥檚 production of Footloose as part of the Prescott Park Arts Festival in Portsmouth.

鈥淚t will certainly be this,鈥 Blackman says of the performance. 鈥淵ou鈥檇 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鈥檛 been on stage in about 10 years.鈥

EDALHAB 50 years later

It was 1971 when Larry Harris, a professor of zoology at the 91制片厂, was approached by Jeff Savage, a professor of mechanical and ocean engineering, to collaborate on a research project.听The research however, acted as a justification for an even bigger endeavor: the launching of an underwater habitat called听EDALHAB听that would house three divers under saturation conditions听over the course of four days.