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University System of NH Chancellor Stephen Reno
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  Stephen Reno, Chancellor of New Hampshire's University System, which includes the University of New Hampshire, Plymouth State University, Keene State College, and Granite State College (formerly the College for Lifelong Learning), joins us to talk about higher education in the Granite State.
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What about those who want to come back? If New Hampshire is a gray state, that means it wants a service economy. I'm a NH girl, having lived there for over 30 years, and had to leave for economic reasons - housing etc, near the sea and in the south are unaffordable.
UNH is one of the most expensive instate schools. I put my son through UNH's wonderful molecular biology program. But now, returning to school in a field that is already noted for brain drain....are there going to be tuition credits etc for those of us who raised children, and had to leave due to an economic hardship, like divorce?
Now living on the Cape and studying marine biology, I'm finding the thing you're talking about - the gray state. That is a significant problem here, and jobs etc. will have to be created for all those people who just want to relax and retire. Some of us baby boomers are not afforded that luxury,and for a state like NH....there are few opportunities to do something other than become part of the service sector with no benefits towards retirement, etc.
I love NH, and wish I could come home.