Political Science and International Affairs Spotlight

I am in my eighteenth year of putting my International Affairs (IA) dual major to use. I am certainly not the oldest alum, but I am certainly one of the most grateful.  Freshman year I was enrolled in the Honors Program at UNH, and one of my honors classes was “Introduction to Islam.” I had…

Nearly twenty years have passed since graduating from the University of New Hampshire (UNH) with a dual major in International Affairs (IA) and Political Science. Time allows for perspective, and it is easy for me to look back and see the undeniable influence that the IA program has had on my…

My current role of setting and driving the global Environmental Sustainability strategy for the world’s largest premium alcoholic beverage company feels like the culmination of 20 years of career planning, planning that started at UNH when I learned about the Center for International Education and…

Sometime in 1985 I was looking for a major. I had so many interests and no subject area seemed sufficient -- until I found the Dual Major in International Affairs, then called the Program for International Perspectives, or PIP. I was fascinated by Dr. McCann’s vision to integrate the various…

It’s hard to believe that I graduated from UNH 20+ years ago. What is easy to believe, on the other hand, is how instrumental the UNH International Affairs dual major has been to the advancement of my career.  The dual major enabled me to place an international emphasis on my field of study—…

I still remember being a freshman at the UNH and struggling with a choice of majors. Although I was enrolled in an environmental science program, my real passion lay in languages, anthropology, and culture. When I received a flyer announcing a new program in international affairs that required the…

Read about Nate's success with his Political Science and Public Administration Majors on UNH Tales.

What were you doing 1 year out of college? Returning to graduate school. What were you doing 5 years out of college? Coordinating professional development for teachers and staff in Baltimore City Public Schools. What are you doing now? Directing a small and growing nonprofit organization…

While beginning my career at UNH, I was a journalism student who moonlighted as an aspiring teacher. I was good at reporting and writing, but my true dream was to work in a classroom. This was something I'd known since the age of 15, when I first began working with the Breakthrough Collaborative,…

After graduating from UNH in 2011 with a dual major in Anthropology and International Affairs (with minors in Italian and Asian Studies) I joined AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps). I worked with a team of eight people over the course of ten months. Our projects took us to Michigan…

I moved to Washington D.C. in 2010 directly after graduation and I haven’t looked back. I always knew while I was in college that I would pursue a career in some form or another dealing with politics. Up until graduation I was set on working in international politics, perhaps through the foreign…

Assistant Director, Career Events and Alumni Relations After graduating from UNH in 2009 as an International Affairs (IA)/Spanish dual major, with minors in Business Administration and Economics, I traveled throughout Asia with a good friend and fellow UNH ’09 graduate. Ever since I took my first…