A Matter Of Degrees

There's no easy way to ask for money. Just ask the governor of New Hampshire. In just a few weeks, Governor Sununu will present his proposed budget to the…

The week started with the news of Southern New Hampshire University’s new $10,000 bachelor’s degree program. Recent undergraduate enrollment numbers show…

For our week-long series A Matter of Degrees, NHPR reporters and programs produced stories about the issues facing colleges and universities throughout…

Enrollment in the network of seven community colleges in New Hampshire nearly doubled between 2000 and 2010. But while overall growth is up, the North…

At a recent cookout behind the red-brick mill building that houses UNH Manchester, senior Derek Burkhardt describes what’s been an eight-year run to get…

An on-campus eatery makes sustainability a learning experience.Colleges and universities are moving toward greener, more local sources for the ingredients…

Back in 2005, writer David Foster Wallace delivered the commencement address, "This is Water" At Kenyon College. Three years later, the acclaimed novelist…

David Burstein is an author and founder of Generation 18, a nonpartisan young voter engagement organization, as well as a documentary filmmaker. He wrote…

Under the federal Clery Act, colleges and universities are required to report crime statistics. This chart measures total reported forcible sexual…

In 2013, writer, journalist, and college professor George Saunders made a short speech at a graduation ceremony that quickly went viral. He was speaking…