On Jan. 6, thousands of demonstrators, many wearing “MAGA” merchandise and waving Trump 2020 flags, broke into the second floor of the U.S. Capitol building right outside the Senate chamber to stop the certification of the 2020 election results. The riot was the product of weeks of speeches and tweets from former President Trump claiming Joe Biden's victory was the result of voter fraud and encouraging his supporters to “stop the steal.”
Though 2020 might have been a challenging year for many people, the faculty of College of Liberal Arts (COLA) at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) have remained productive by showcasing their magnitude of knowledge and skills. Aside from teaching classes in-person and online and attending virtual seminars, some faculty have furthered their research or worked on fiction writing.