Campus Journal Alert: University Officials In Contact With Students Studying In United Kingdom

Following the terrorist attack in London Thursday, July 7, university officials are in the process of contacting students who are preparing to study in the United Kingdom this summer, including 33 UNH students set to begin their classes Monday in Cambridge, England.

Several UNH students will be participating in the UNH Cambridge Summer Program. Two UNH professors coordinating the program, Margaret-Love Denman, associate professor of English, and Andrew Merton, professor of English, are in Cambridge in preparation for classes to begin Monday, July 11. The program has enrolled 56 students, including 33 UNH students.

According to university officials, the professors have assessed the safety issues at Gonville and Caius College at Cambridge University where the students will be residing and have determined that the program will proceed as planned. The university’s London Program at Regent’s College is on the academic year cycle and is not in session. UNH is in the process of contacting the participants of the Cambridge and London programs to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about the status of the programs.

In addition, the Center for International Education has confirmed
that two UNH students studying in London this summer on UNH-approved programs are safe.