Carsey School of Public Policy

NH Listens: Celebrating Eleven Evolving Years!

Join the NH Listens teams on June 17 as they celebrate the anniversary of the organization's founding, as well as a year of challenge and accomplishment and a future of hope and fortitude for the work ahead. Register to attend.
Carsey School Programs and Students Receive Top UNH Sustainability Awards

Three programs and projects, four students, and five faculty fellows and authors at the Carsey School were awarded UNH Sustainability Awards on May 7. The UNH Sustainability Awards celebrate the University’s status as a leader in sustainability and promote the university-wide sustainability work of faculty, staff, and graduate and undergraduate students. Learn more.
7.6 Million Fewer Births and Still Counting

In this data snapshot, author Kenneth Johnson reports that new data for 2020 show a 3.8 percent decline in births since 2019 and the fewest since 1979. Read the research.
Deaths Exceeded Births in a Record Number of States in 2020

In this data snapshot, author Kenneth Johnson reports that many more deaths, fewer births, and less immigration produced the United States’ smallest percentage population gain in at least 100 years. Read the research.
2020 Census Reflects Lagging U.S. Population Growth

In this brief, author Kenneth Johnson reports that the first data from the 2020 Census reveal a significant slowdown in U.S. population growth. Read the research.
Register now for an Upcoming Academic Info Session

Discover the Carsey School’s Graduate Degrees during our upcoming May and June information sessions! Register to Attend.
Bringing Solar Energy to Low- and Moderate-Income Communities

The U.S. solar photovoltaics industry has taken off over the past decade, but without deliberate action low- and moderate-income communities could be left behind in the transition to clean energy. Read the research.
The Slow Dawn of Climate-Change Awareness, and Its Challenge for a Sustainable Planet

In this perspectives brief, author Larry Hamilton summarizes his research on public perceptions of climate change, drawing on a decade of nationwide and New Hampshire surveys. Read the research.
COVID-19 Economic Crisis: By State

In their latest update, Michael Ettlinger and Jordan Hensley report that the national economy gained 916,000 jobs in March. Despite these gains, all but two states still have fewer payroll jobs than in February 2020—highlighting how far down the economy was in early 2020. Read the updated report.
Four-in-Five Adults Are Vaccinated or Intend to Get a Vaccine

In this data snapshot, author Sarah Boege reports that by March 29, one-quarter of U.S. adults reported that they had already received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. In addition, 39.1 percent hadn’t yet been vaccinated but reported that they will “definitely” get one when available and another 17.4 percent said that they “probably” will. Read the research.
The 2020 NH Civic Health Index

The 2020 New Hampshire Civic Health Index is now online! Read it here.

The Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire is nationally recognized for its research, policy education, and civic engagement. The ideas and ambitions of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals are a touchstone for our faculty and students as we contribute to a more informed, healthy, equitable, peaceful and sustainable university, community, state, nation and planet. The school takes on pressing public issues with unbiased, accessible, and rigorous research; builds the policy and political problem-solving skills of its students; and brings people together for thoughtful dialogue and practical problem-solving. The school is a hub for work that spans its own faculty and staff, and faculty from across UNH and other institutions. The faculty boasts a national reputation and its work appears in leading journals. The school publishes forty policy-relevant briefs each year, offers three master's degree programs, and engages with experts, leaders, the media, and the public in the United States, New Hampshire, and around the world.

The Biden Administration's First 100 Days

On April 27, 2021, the Carsey School of Public Policy and UNH Alumni hosted a panel discussion on the Biden administration's first 100 days. Panelists included Rich Ashooh ’86, Ellen Fitzpatrick, Ryan Gibson, and Ella Nilsen ’13 and the discussion was moderated by Carsey School Director Michael Ettlinger. For more on this event, visit the event webpage.

Upcoming Events

May

26

NH Listens: Advanced Facilitator Training

NH Listens: Advanced Facilitator Training This training is on Zoom and is focused on those difficult moments where people are in dialogue across significant differences – differences where stereo ...

June

02

Master in Community Development for Working Professionals

Master in Community Development for Working Professionals Join Michael Swack, Director of the Master in Community Development (MCD) program at the Carsey School of Public Policy, and Robin Hussla ...

June

09

The Past, Present, and Future of NH’s Mental Health System

Coffee & Conversations: The Past, Present, and Future of NH’s Mental Health System: Challenges and Opportunities Ken Norton, LICSW, Executive Director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, ...