Justice Studies Dual Major Spotlight

JUST 401 (Intro to Justice Studies) students engaged in a mock Supreme Court oral argument exercise. Learn more about Mock Trial at UNH at the link below! 

Over the summer, the UNH Justice Studies department partnered with the New Hampshire Treatment Court and Judge Nadeau to provide a treatment court training on campus.The New Hampshire Treatment courts provide excellent opportunities for Justice Studies majors to learn about and experience treatment…

Students taking JUST 595 Second Amendment class this fall participated in a mock trial in October, which recreates the procedures, dynamics and drama of civil or criminal court trials. Visit the link below to learn more about UNH's Mock Trial experience!

José Carrasquillo Rivera (Political Science, BA '11, MA '12), COLA's 2025 Impactful Alumni Award recipient, spoke to students in Sue Siggelakis's Civil Rghts & Liberties class on Friday, October 3rd. Visit the link below to learn more about José and his incredible endeavors!   …

Linden Burba, from St. Louis, Missouri, received a Benjamin A. Gillman International Scholarship which will allow her to participate in the UNH Hungary: Justice Studies and Humanities Program in Budapest, Hungary in spring 2026, where she will be enrolled in classes tied primarily to justice…

To all our talented students who presented at last week's Undergraduate Research Conference: Take a moment to celebrate this milestone and think about how far you've come on your academic journey! Standing before peers and faculty to present original research takes courage. We're so impressed with…

More fantastic news from the UNH Justice Studies Mock Trial program! I write with the fabulous update — UNH Mock Trial won first place at Brandeis November 9 and 10th! Both of our teams landed in the top 3, with UNH team 1325 in the first spot and UNH team 1326 in third.  Besides UNH, the…

The nervous excitement was fizzing in Hamilton Smith Hall this past weekend, October 12th and 13th, as the UNH Justice Studies Annual Invitational Mock Trial Tournament was held.  Ten teams, including two from UNH, battled it out, each appearing in four competitive rounds over two days. Other…

Maybe it was because of COVID restrictions. Or maybe she would have come to the same conclusion anyway: Aashaya Rajbhandari ‘23 cites learning to make the most of the time she has as the most valuable lesson she’ll take away from UNH. It’s a lesson that she’s good at. Here’s proof: Rajbhandari is…

Adam Kania ’23 came to UNH for its homeland security program. It is unique, he says, because students must add a dual major or two minors. So, Kania opted for a homeland security and justice studies dual major with a minor in forensics. His majors fall into the New England Regional Student Program…

I’m currently a senior, class of 2023, at the University of New Hampshire who is double majoring in political science and justice studies. I am working on my applications for law school right now, having taken the LSAT already. For students taking the LSAT, I have some recommendations for studying.