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Bring your imagination to life at the College of Liberal Arts (COLA) at the University of New Hampshire. Explore your passions and create your very own path from dozens of majors, minors and graduate programs in the social sciences, humanities, fine and performing arts and education. Immerse yourself in an engaged, innovative community of academic excellence with some of the world’s best faculty leading the way.

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Find your Future in the College of Liberal Arts

In COLA, you will learn deeply and explore boldly within a collaborative, caring community of thinkers, creators and doers. You’ll connect the dots and put things into a larger context while developing skills that employers want — like critical thinking, complex problem solving and communication. You’ll learn to be creative, nimble and ready to thrive in a rapidly changing world.

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Student Spotlights

Alumni Spotlights

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    Lori Robinson '81
    English Major | Retired U.S. Military General
    Following in her father’s footsteps, General Lori Robinson ‘81 came to the University of New Hampshire and developed newfound confidence and lifelong connections. Watch Video.
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    Eric Thomson '93
    Philosophy Major | Bioinformatics Scientist at NIH
    Why did you major in philosophy? I majored in philosophy because it was the only discipline where we could explicitly tackle certain meta-level questions that don’t get addressed elsewhere. For instance, what is science and how do we differentiate it from other disciplines? Why is quantum mechanics so damn weird? How do conscious experiences relate to brain processes…
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    Bridget Keaveney '19
    Communication: Media Practices Major | Content Coordinator, Vimeo
    I'm currently working as the content studio coordinator on the social team at Vimeo, a SaaS video company and platform based in NYC. (Well, we're a global company. But that's where our headquarters is located!) My job is to manage and execute the social media strategy for all of Vimeo's core and B2B social media channels (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest).
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    Jake Lamontagne '14
    Geography Major | Aerospace Research Analyst
    What are you currently doing for work and how did you get to this point? I'm a research analyst at MinebeaMitsumi Aerospace. I perform research activities for one of the largest manufacturers of aerospace bearings in the world. These activities include compiling monthly reports for 9…
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  • Blair Rowlett
    Blair Rowlett '05
    Psychology and Justice Studies Majors | Director of the Mental Health Community Supervision Programs
    What were you doing 1 year out of college? One year out of college I was working as a correctional officer at the Strafford County House of Corrections. I had been working on campus while I attended classes, but when I graduated I had no prospective job offers in my field. I was aiming higher than I should have been and eventually came to the conclusion that I needed…
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Upcoming Events

  • Apr
    3
    Student Recital #8
    1:00pm - 2:00pm
  • Apr
    3
    Cineteca di Bologna's festival of rare and restored films
    Cineteca di Bologna's festival of rare and restored films 1:00pm - 9:00pm, II Cinema Ritrovato [on tour] : March 31-April 6, 2025 All films and events are FREE and open to the public Screening are in the UNH MUB, Theater 2 ** unless otherwise indicated.  Please check attached schedule for dates and locations. CRNH2025 - Schedule.pdfCRNH2025-Daily-Thursday.pdf
  • Apr
    4
    Open Anthropology & Archaeology Day
    Open Anthropology & Archaeology Day 1:00pm - 4:00pm, Join UNH Anthropology and the Anthropology Club for a fun afternoon learning excavation techniques, flint knapping, atlatl throwing and much more! Event is on Friday April 4 from 1:00-4:00 in the 110 Huddleston Hall Sunroom. Event is free and open to the public.
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