Global Studies Dual Major Spotlight

English/Journalism and International Affairs Majors
Looking back, Jordyn Haime describes her high school self as “very quiet, introverted and unmotivated,” the kind of student who didn’t think she would end up going to a university in the first place and never saw herself as a future student leader, involved in many organizations, who would spend an…
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German and International Affairs Majors | Admissions Counselor, Higher Ed
What you are currently doing for work and how did you get to this point? I work as a military undergraduate admission counselor for Southern New Hampshire University's online programs. We are now officially one of the top ten military friendly schools in the country! I work with active duty…
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German and International Affairs Majors | Account Manager, Crosby Hop Farm
What are you currently doing for work and how did you get there? I am the Northeast Account Manager for Crosby Hops, and have been since Aug. '18. I graduated UNH early in December of '13. From there I got a one-year master's in international business degree from Hult International Business School…
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Communication and International Affairs Majors
As a sophomore from Vassalboro, Maine, Adam Bovie started making a podcast with some friends — essentially, they recorded some sessions of a game they liked to play and, after some editing, Adam would post it online. On the surface, says Adam, this would seem to have no special relation to UNH. “I…
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Geography and International Affairs Majors | Field Tester for Apple
I spent my first year after graduation working for Apple, Inc., in the maps department. I do field testing and travel domestically. I was recently accepted into a masters program at the Université Grenoble Alpes to study international development and sustainability in Grenoble, France and will…
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International Affairs and Music Education Majors | PR Officer/Event Coordinator, Municipality of Larissa
2007 marks eleven years since I graduated from UNH, and nine years since I left the U.S. to live in Greece. The journey was, and still is, an interesting, educational and difficult one. It all started with my curiosity to see how life is lived in Greece. The myth and the reality are different…
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German and International Affairs Major | Marketing Coordinator
As a former ReVision Energy company event gate-crasher who was always made to feel welcome, Lyndsay jumped at the chance to join the ReVision team after graduating with a B.A. in German and international affairs and being unable to decide between pursuing a lucrative career as a veggie-farming,…
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Spanish & International Affairs | Lawyer Referral Service Program Coordinator
After graduating from UNH, which included studying in Granada, Spain my junior year, I au paired in Madrid, Spain for two years. I followed up this time abroad with two years in New Haven, CT working as a translator of commercial credit reports at a company which was a subsidiary of Coface. In the…
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French and International Affairs Major | Professional Basketball Player
As a kid from Senegal, West Africa, where the daily life is constantly a battle for a lot of people to eat at their satisfaction. I was very fortunate to be part of a family where my father had a decent job. He was able to take of me and my four other siblings. My parents were unfortunately…
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Anthropology and International Affairs Major | Teaching English with Peace Corps
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…
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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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