SNHU in the Community

Sarai and Daniel Sylvester '23 crossed another graduation stage together to celebrate their bachelor's degrees from Southern New Hampshire University. The New England twins agreed that so much changed between the start of their college education and graduation day — including their confidence.

The New Year is a good time to think about what you learned in 2023 and look toward the future. Take a look at 24 books that have influenced members of the SNHU community. Exploring them could offer you fresh insights and different perspectives to take with you this year.

This weekend, the SNHU Arena welcomed students from 50 different countries and every U.S. state and territory to celebrate their new degrees. The ceremonies marked an important chapter for more than 22,500 eligible graduates who joined a community of over 230,000 SNHU alumni.

Joan Garner, daughter of late civil rights pioneer John Burrell Garner, is earning a master's degree in English and creative writing while writing a book about her family's legacy — including the Garner v. Louisiana Supreme Court case. And now, she's finally in charge of how the story will be told.