Jeffrey C. Haight

I worked for Jeff at Gibson's Bookstore. I always enjoyed his love of learning. I am so saddened to learn of his passing.

I applied to UNH Manchester after earning my GED and working a string of dead-end retail jobs. By the grace of Admissions, I was accepted as a part-time student. I took an introductory history class under Professor Haight on a whim. That course and every course I took with him thereafter fundamentally changed my life. From Aristotle to Machiavelli, Hobsbawm to Thucydides, he gave me and others a sound intellectual foundation on which to build a coherent worldview. His passing leaves the world...

Jeff Haight was a history professor of mine at Windham College. He was a terrific teacher and person. I'm sorry I lost touch with him.

Professor Haight taught me history at New England College back in the late 80s & early 90s. In fact, my senior year of college, I had an independent study with him. I always enjoyed his classes, and I enjoyed him. He was a quiet, unassuming man who, at the same time, was distinguished and elegant. I found everything he said to be fascinating either because of the material he covered or the way in which he spoke of it. I had a number of professors while at NEC, but he was the one whose opinion...