Features & Highlights

Tuesday, September 20

David Valdez talked about his work as a photojournalist for George H.W. Bush while he was both vice president and president. David Valdez first worked as a personal photographer to Vice President George H.W. Bush in 1983. When Vice President Bush later became president, Mr. Valdez was named to head the White House photo operation.

Tuesday, September 20

In observance of Constitution Day or Citizenship Day - which recognizes the adoption of the document on Sept. 17, 1787, as well as immigrants who have become U.S. citizens - various campaign staffers and candidates engaged in conversation with students about important issues in the upcoming general election.

Monday, September 19

Gene Gibbons recalls what it was like to report on several presidencies. Mr. Gibbons covered Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and Clinton as a White House correspondent with UPI and Reuters. This event was part of a conference for high school students on the presidency and the press, hosted by the Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communication at Franklin Pierce University in New Hampshire

Thursday, September 15

Herald political reporter Chris Cassidy recalled his experience as both a runner and reporter during the Boston Marathon bombings at a Franklin Pierce University terrorism forum yesterday in Rindge, N.H.

Tuesday, September 13

Kim Mooney sees her new position at Franklin Pierce University as a "new era" for the 54-year-old institution. Mooney, whose office walls are lined with paintings of previous presidents, said she may be the last FPU president able to claim she has met or worked with all of her predecessors.

Tuesday, September 13

A record number of students, faculty, and staff participated in Franklin Pierce University's annual Grand Monadnock Climb this past Saturday with 335 participants taking to the trails to climb to the summit together. This year's number surpassed the previous high of 246 climbers in 2007.

Tuesday, September 06

Christina Cliff, visiting assistant professor of political science at Franklin Pierce, weighs in on the latest FPU/Boston Herald poll results in the Boston Herald.

Tuesday, September 06

Franklin Pierce University's Professor Frank Cohen analyzes the results from the most recent Franklin Pierce/Boston Herald Poll.

Tuesday, September 06

Democrat Hillary Clinton has failed to take advantage of the squalls surrounding GOP rival Donald Trump and heads into the fall campaign with a tenuous lead and strong voter doubts about her trustworthiness, a new Franklin Pierce University/Boston Herald poll reveals.

Monday, September 05

mer, Marlin Fitzwater talked about the evolution of press relations and social media during presidential campaigns, and how these changes have affected news coverage. Mr. Fitzwater was interviewed by Trent Spiner '07, the executive editor of the New Hampshire Union Leader. This talk was a part of the annual Presidency and the Press program for high school students hosted by the Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communication at Franklin Pierce University in New Hampshire.

Tuesday, August 30

This past Saturday crowds of parents and students descended upon Franklin Pierce University's Rindge campus where they were greeted by hundreds of faculty, staff and students who helped haul their belongings into their new homes during the university's annual move-in day.

Thursday, August 18

Kim Mooney, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Franklin Pierce University, in New Hampshire, has been promoted to president there.