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Million Dollar National Science Foundation Grant Funds New Anti-Bias Guide from UNH
Two years ago, in July of 2015, the University of New Hampshire made national news over a Bais-Free Language guide which suggested, among other things, that the word ‘American’ is problematic. The media firestorm produced a clarification from UNH President Mark Huddleston and a defense of … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Free Speech, GraniteGrok
Tagged Bias Guide, NSF, Social Justice, UNH
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New Hampshire researchers extend strawberry season
New Hampshire’s strawberry season traditionally lasts only four to six weeks. However, researchers working on the multi-state TunnelBerries project were picking day-neutral strawberries in Durham last November. Last year, researchers harvested strawberries grown in low tunnels for 19 consecutive weeks … Continue reading
Posted in Around New England, Economy/Economics, Environment, New Hampshire News
Tagged Strawberries, UNH
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Search Committee Formed to Help Select New UNH President
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A search committee has been formed to help select a successor to University of New Hampshire President Mark Huddleston. Huddleston announced last month that he will retire as of June 30, 2018. He has served as … Continue reading
UNH Reports Zero “Hate Crimes” To Feds
The Boston Globe — The University of New Hampshire saw a wave of ugly incidents in May, including swastikas and a racial slur scrawled in dormitories, the newspaper reported. Months earlier, the campus was among those that were roiled by a … Continue reading
UNH researchers say rising sea levels threaten Seacoast roads
So you’re telling me that drought we just had was good for infrastructure or are you saying rising ground water should have counteracted the drought? University of New Hampshire researchers have found that some roads, as far as two miles … Continue reading
Posted in Climate, Environment, New Hampshire News
Tagged Infrastructure, NHBR, Sea Level Rise, UNH
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UNH student arrested for damaging impromptu campus artwork
It is fast becoming the University of Ne’er-do-wells and Hooligans (UNH) DURHAM — Campus police at the University of New Hampshire say a student from Hooksett has been arrested, accused of damaging artwork outside a residence hall. UNH Police Chief Paul Dean … Continue reading
UNH “has a huge problem that manifests itself in every facet of university life”
On Friday, May 12, I received a message in the Hillel executive board group chat that was, to say the least, unsettling. It was a screenshot of a two-paragraph email from Hall Director Kaleigh Sosa explaining that “swastika drawings were … Continue reading
Is Free Speech Doomed at UNH
While Huddleston’s tenure was littered with PR disasters, the first amendment still had a pinky hold on campus. Huddleston has announced his retirement this year. With his departure, who will champion the cause for Free Speech? More… | GraniteGrok
Posted in Culture, Free Speech, GraniteGrok, New Hampshire News, Progressives
Tagged Free Speech, Mark Hudleston, UNH
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President: UNH Will Do More on Diversity
Students at the University of New Hampshire have called for the administration to make several major changes to show its commitment to diversity and its intolerance for racism. The students are asking that the university double its number of students … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Education, Progressives, Snowflake U, Snowflakes
Tagged Diversity, Inclusive Excellence, SJW, UNH
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U of New Hampshire police investigate swastika drawings
DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — Police at the University of New Hampshire are investigating swastika drawings found in a student dormitory. The images were discovered Friday in a stairwell at Stoke Hall, the largest dorm on the Durham campus. The discovery … Continue reading
The New Media Militia 