Languages, Literatures and Cultures Spotlight

Spanish Major | Non-Profit Educational Organization
About Tess and where she is today  I am a 2014 graduate of UNH, majoring in Spanish with a minor in Latin American Studies. I stayed at UNH to do a Masters in Spanish, which I just completed this past December (2016). While an undergraduate student at UNH, I had the opportunity to study abroad in…
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Spanish Major | Spanish Teacher
About John and where he is today Born in Ireland and schooled in Dover NH, I have always had a fascination for studying different languages and cultures. After I graduated high school, I made the short trip up the road to study Spanish at UNH. I completed my Bachelor’s degree in 2015 and the…
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German and International Affairs Major | Classical Violinist
Please tell us a about yourself (can be brief) and where you are today. I grew up in NH, and I graduated from UNH in 2016. I am a classical violinist, and I have played in music festivals in the U.S., the Middle East, and Europe.  After graduating, I spent one year in Berlin, Germany, where I…
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German and International Affairs Major | Fulbright Scholar
Tell us about yourself and where you are today I graduated from UNH in May 2016 with a B.A. in German and International Affairs. I just spent some time at home in the U.S. after working in Germany at a startup center at the Technical University of Munich. I leave for Austria tomorrow, September 12…
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English Major | English Teacher
Tell us about yourself and where you are today -My name is Ali Kessler and I graduated from UNH Durham in 2016 with BA in English and in 2017 with a Master's of Teaching in Elementary Education. During my undergrad years, I continued my studies of French and my love for the language grew and I…
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Russian and International Affairs Major | Assistant Attorney with Corporate Immigration
Please tell us a about yourself (can be brief) and where you are now today. I am now in my final semester of law school at Suffolk University Law School in Boston. I am working at an immigration law firm where I am assisting attorneys with corporate immigration. At Suffolk, I am concentrating in…
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Political Science Major | Account Executive, LaunchSquad
Please tell us about yourself (can be brief) and where you are now today.  My name is Adam Severance, I am from New Hampshire and currently live and work in Cambridge, MA where I am an Account Executive at marketing and PR firm LaunchSquad. I graduated from UNH in December of 2015, and during that…
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Political Science and International Affairs Major | Housing Case Manager and Employment Counselor at the US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
Please tell us about yourself and where you are now today. I am currently a Housing Case Manager and Employment Counselor at the United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (also known as Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program), located in Colchester, Vermont. I work to find refugees housing…
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