Office of Residence Life

Home Away From Home

Merrimack prides itself in its sense of community.

One way you can be part of this community is through college housing. Students have a variety of types of residence halls they can live in during their time at Merrimack, from standard double rooms and suites to apartments on and off campus.

residence life. Students will get to know their resident advisor — an upperclass student who lives within the community. RAs plan events and help students get to know each other.

There are lots of spaces within the residence halls to study or gather with friends. Students often congregate in common rooms to hang out, play video games or study together.

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<section class="content-fluid-slider-container content-fluid dark section" style="background:url('/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1920,1080/ignore_cropper/1/23011__DSC8545.rev.1632919097.jpg'); background-size:cover;"><div class="container"><div class="row no-gutters"><div class="col-lg-9"><span class="label">Office of Communications and Marketing</span><a class="hover-yellow" href="/live/news/5154-conroy-elliott-lead-warriors-to-dominant-win-over"><h3>Conroy, Elliott Lead Warriors to Dominant Win over Delaware State</h3></a> <p>An early deficit was quickly erased, as the Merrimack College football team scored 47 unanswered points to down Delaware State, 47-10, Saturday afternoon at Alumni Stadium. </p></div><div class="col-lg-3"><div class="d-table h-100 "><div class="d-table-cell align-middle"><picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1920,1080/ignore_cropper/1/23011__DSC8545.rev.1632919097.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1920,1080/ignore_cropper/1/23011__DSC8545.rev.1632919097.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1920,1080/ignore_cropper/1/23011__DSC8545.rev.1632919097.jpg" alt="Merrimack Football comes from behind to overcome the University of Delaware 47-10." loading="lazy"/> </picture> </div></div></div></div></div></section>
<section class="content-fluid-slider-container content-fluid dark section" style="background:url('/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,670/ignore_cropper/1/21758_rickey-caldwell.rev.1599077275.jpg'); background-size:cover;"><div class="container"><div class="row no-gutters"><div class="col-lg-9"><span class="label">Office of Communications and Marketing</span><a class="hover-yellow" href="/live/news/4947-merrimack-college-awarded-nsf-grant-for-machs"><h3>Merrimack College Awarded NSF Grant for MACHS Scholars Program</h3></a> <p>Merrimack secures NSF grant for new STEM program to support high-achieving, low-income students. </p></div><div class="col-lg-3"><div class="d-table h-100 "><div class="d-table-cell align-middle"><picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,670/ignore_cropper/1/21758_rickey-caldwell.rev.1599077275.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,670/ignore_cropper/1/21758_rickey-caldwell.rev.1599077275.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,670/ignore_cropper/1/21758_rickey-caldwell.rev.1599077275.jpg" alt="Principal Investigator Dr. Rickey Caldwell, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </div></div></div></div></div></section>
<section class="content-fluid-slider-container content-fluid dark section" style="background:url('/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,670/ignore_cropper/1/23047_MC_Garden_Twitter.rev.1633706648.jpg'); background-size:cover;"><div class="container"><div class="row no-gutters"><div class="col-lg-9"><span class="label">Office of Communications and Marketing</span><a class="hover-yellow" href="/live/news/5159-merrimacks-best-kept-secret-offers-fruits-veggies"><h3>Merrimack’s Best-Kept Secret Offers Fruits, Veggies and Peace of Mind</h3></a> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On Tuesday, Oct. 5, Merrimack students, faculty and staff members gathered in the</span> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/merrimack_garden/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Merrimack Community Garden</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">to celebrate the season and see what’s been growing.</span> </p></div><div class="col-lg-3"><div class="d-table h-100 "><div class="d-table-cell align-middle"><picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,670/ignore_cropper/1/23047_MC_Garden_Twitter.rev.1633706648.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,670/ignore_cropper/1/23047_MC_Garden_Twitter.rev.1633706648.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,670/ignore_cropper/1/23047_MC_Garden_Twitter.rev.1633706648.jpg" alt="Students, faculty and staff gather to celebrate the Merrimack Community Garden." loading="lazy"/> </picture> </div></div></div></div></div></section>
<section class="content-fluid-slider-container content-fluid dark section" style="background:url('/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2071/ignore_cropper/1/21746_DSC_6585.rev.1598540033.jpg'); background-size:cover;"><div class="container"><div class="row no-gutters"><div class="col-lg-9"><span class="label">Office of Communications and Marketing</span><a class="hover-yellow" href="/live/news/4948-merrimack-offers-new-global-pandemics-course-about"><h3>Merrimack Offers New Global Pandemics Course About COVID-19</h3></a> <p>Merrimack’s new course Global Pandemics: Challenges and Opportunities in the Context of COVID-19 offers students the opportunity to examine COVID-19 through the lens of multiple fields of study and practice. </p></div><div class="col-lg-3"><div class="d-table h-100 "><div class="d-table-cell align-middle"><picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2071/ignore_cropper/1/21746_DSC_6585.rev.1598540033.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2071/ignore_cropper/1/21746_DSC_6585.rev.1598540033.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2071/ignore_cropper/1/21746_DSC_6585.rev.1598540033.jpg" alt="Students in Global Pandemics: Challenges and Opportunities in the Context of COVID-19 will learn about the economics of pandemics, post-pandemic recoveries and more. " loading="lazy"/> </picture> </div></div></div></div></div></section>
<section class="content-fluid-slider-container content-fluid dark section" style="background:url('/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,670/ignore_cropper/1/22693_Leena_Twitter_Web.rev.1621968068.jpg'); background-size:cover;"><div class="container"><div class="row no-gutters"><div class="col-lg-9"><span class="label">Office of Communications and Marketing</span><a class="hover-yellow" href="/live/news/5082-merrimack-health-sciences-professor-receives-nih"><h3>Merrimack Health Sciences Professor Receives NIH Grant</h3></a> <p>Assistant Professor <a href="/live/profiles/1885-leena-bharath">Leena Bharath</a>, who teaches in the School of Health Sciences, has received $434,000 in grant funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The awarded R15 grant will stretch over three years and is intended to support the training of undergraduate students. </p></div><div class="col-lg-3"><div class="d-table h-100 "><div class="d-table-cell align-middle"><picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,670/ignore_cropper/1/22693_Leena_Twitter_Web.rev.1621968068.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,670/ignore_cropper/1/22693_Leena_Twitter_Web.rev.1621968068.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,670/ignore_cropper/1/22693_Leena_Twitter_Web.rev.1621968068.jpg" alt="Assistant Professor Leena Bharath receives $434,000 in a grant from the National Institutes of Health." loading="lazy"/> </picture> </div></div></div></div></div></section>
<section class="content-fluid-slider-container content-fluid dark section" style="background:url('/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,630/ignore_cropper/1/22356_studentswalking.rev.1615482935.jpg'); background-size:cover;"><div class="container"><div class="row no-gutters"><div class="col-lg-9"><span class="label">Office of Communications and Marketing</span><a class="hover-yellow" href="/live/news/5015-obrien-foundation-invests-12m-to-provide-full"><h3>O’Brien Foundation Invests $1.2M to Provide Full Scholarships to Lynn Students</h3></a> <p>A gift from the James W. O’Brien Foundation will fund full tuition, room and board at Merrimack for Lynn scholars. </p></div><div class="col-lg-3"><div class="d-table h-100 "><div class="d-table-cell align-middle"><picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,630/ignore_cropper/1/22356_studentswalking.rev.1615482935.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,630/ignore_cropper/1/22356_studentswalking.rev.1615482935.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,630/ignore_cropper/1/22356_studentswalking.rev.1615482935.jpg" alt=" The scholarship program will begin this fall and support a select number of students over a 5-year period. " loading="lazy"/> </picture> </div></div></div></div></div></section>
<section class="content-fluid-slider-container content-fluid dark section" style="background:url('/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1884,1060/ignore_cropper/1/23084_James_Stankiewicz_MC_vs_Duq_Fball_10022021674.rev.1635350859.jpg'); background-size:cover;"><div class="container"><div class="row no-gutters"><div class="col-lg-9"><span class="label">Office of Communications and Marketing</span><a class="hover-yellow" href="/live/news/5166-merrimack-footballs-carter-named-to-jerry-rice"><h3>Merrimack Football’s Carter Named to Jerry Rice Award Watch List</h3></a> <p>Merrimack College football redshirt freshman wide receiver, <a href="https://merrimackathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10889" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jacari Carter</a>, has been named to the Jerry Rice Award watch list, as announced by <a href="https://www.statsperform.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stats Perform</a>. </p></div><div class="col-lg-3"><div class="d-table h-100 "><div class="d-table-cell align-middle"><picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1884,1060/ignore_cropper/1/23084_James_Stankiewicz_MC_vs_Duq_Fball_10022021674.rev.1635350859.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1884,1060/ignore_cropper/1/23084_James_Stankiewicz_MC_vs_Duq_Fball_10022021674.rev.1635350859.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1884,1060/ignore_cropper/1/23084_James_Stankiewicz_MC_vs_Duq_Fball_10022021674.rev.1635350859.jpg" alt="Merrimack’s Jacari Carter has been named to the Jerry Rice Award Watchlist." loading="lazy"/> </picture> </div></div></div></div></div></section>
<section class="content-fluid-slider-container content-fluid dark section" style="background:url('/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,670/ignore_cropper/1/23012_Homecoming2_Twitter_Web.rev.1633369776.jpg'); background-size:cover;"><div class="container"><div class="row no-gutters"><div class="col-lg-9"><span class="label">Office of Communications and Marketing</span><a class="hover-yellow" href="/live/news/5156-merrimack-welcomes-record-crowd-at-2021-homecoming"><h3>Merrimack Welcomes Record Crowd at 2021 Homecoming Weekend</h3></a> <p>Warrior pride filled campus as Merrimack hosted its largest crowd - more than 12,100 students, alumni, friends and family - at this year’s Homecoming Weekend. </p></div><div class="col-lg-3"><div class="d-table h-100 "><div class="d-table-cell align-middle"><picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,670/ignore_cropper/1/23012_Homecoming2_Twitter_Web.rev.1633369776.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,670/ignore_cropper/1/23012_Homecoming2_Twitter_Web.rev.1633369776.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,670/ignore_cropper/1/23012_Homecoming2_Twitter_Web.rev.1633369776.jpg" alt="Merrimack’s 2021 Homecoming Weekend included performances by the dance team, cheerleaders and the Merrimack marching band." loading="lazy"/> </picture> </div></div></div></div></div></section>
<section class="content-fluid-slider-container content-fluid dark section" style="background:url('/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,300,169/ignore_cropper/1/23019_unnamed.rev.1633435596.jpg'); background-size:cover;"><div class="container"><div class="row no-gutters"><div class="col-lg-9"><span class="label">Office of Communications and Marketing</span><a class="hover-yellow" href="/live/news/5157-womens-golf-puts-together-exceptional-two-days-to"><h3>Women’s Golf Puts Together Exceptional Two Days to Win Stonehill Invitational</h3></a> <p>Led by all-tournament team performances from <a href="https://merrimackathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=11082" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jacquelyn Stiles</a>, <a href="https://merrimackathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=11086" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yiting Pan</a> and <a href="https://merrimackathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=11085" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Prakruthi Sastry</a>, the Merrimack College women’s golf team dominated the field at the Stonehill Invitational at Dorset Field Club. </p></div><div class="col-lg-3"><div class="d-table h-100 "><div class="d-table-cell align-middle"><picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,300,169/ignore_cropper/1/23019_unnamed.rev.1633435596.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,300,169/ignore_cropper/1/23019_unnamed.rev.1633435596.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,300,169/ignore_cropper/1/23019_unnamed.rev.1633435596.jpg" alt="Merrimack Women’s Golf wins fall 2021 Stonehill Invitational." loading="lazy"/> </picture> </div></div></div></div></div></section>
<section class="content-fluid-slider-container content-fluid dark section" style="background:url('/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,800,396/ignore_cropper/1/23075_4df2dfe9-53af-0aba-4d52-58b31d1afcf4.rev.1634915983.png'); background-size:cover;"><div class="container"><div class="row no-gutters"><div class="col-lg-9"><span class="label">Office of Communications and Marketing</span><a class="hover-yellow" href="/live/news/5165-merrimack-named-apple-distinguished-school-for"><h3>Merrimack Named Apple Distinguished School for Second Time</h3></a> <p>Since 2018, Merrimack College has been transforming the student experience through the integration of technology in our teaching, learning and campus design as an <a href="/about/offices_services/office-of-the-provost/center-for-excellence-in-teaching-and-learning/mobile-merrimack/">Apple Distinguished School</a>. </p></div><div class="col-lg-3"><div class="d-table h-100 "><div class="d-table-cell align-middle"><picture> <source type="image/png" srcset="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,800,396/ignore_cropper/1/23075_4df2dfe9-53af-0aba-4d52-58b31d1afcf4.rev.1634915983.png 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,800,396/ignore_cropper/1/23075_4df2dfe9-53af-0aba-4d52-58b31d1afcf4.rev.1634915983.png" alt="Merrimack College has been named an Apple Distinguished school for the second time." loading="lazy"/> </picture> </div></div></div></div></div></section>
<section class="content-fluid-slider-container content-fluid dark section" style="background:url('/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,670/ignore_cropper/1/23087_Baseball_SHS_Alum_-_Twitter_Web.rev.1635516157.png'); background-size:cover;"><div class="container"><div class="row no-gutters"><div class="col-lg-9"><span class="label">Office of Communications and Marketing</span><a class="hover-yellow" href="/live/news/5168-warrior-alumni-find-way-to-professional-baseball"><h3>Warrior Alumni Find Way to Professional Baseball as Strength Coaches</h3></a> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Will Franco ’16 and Cory Chapp ’16 were among the inaugural class of graduate students in the</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="/academics/health-sciences/graduate/exercise-and-sport-science/">master of science in exercise and sport science</a> program</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Both have since found employment as strength coaches under the Major League Baseball (MLB) umbrella.</span> </p></div><div class="col-lg-3"><div class="d-table h-100 "><div class="d-table-cell align-middle"><picture> <source type="image/png" srcset="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,670/ignore_cropper/1/23087_Baseball_SHS_Alum_-_Twitter_Web.rev.1635516157.png 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,670/ignore_cropper/1/23087_Baseball_SHS_Alum_-_Twitter_Web.rev.1635516157.png" alt="Will Franco ’16 and Cory Chapp ’16 join Major League Baseball organizations as strength trainers." loading="lazy"/> </picture> </div></div></div></div></div></section>
<section class="content-fluid-slider-container content-fluid dark section" style="background:url('/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1920,1280/ignore_cropper/1/23124_MC_vs_Lehigh_M_Hoops_11192021764.rev.1637601940.jpg'); background-size:cover;"><div class="container"><div class="row no-gutters"><div class="col-lg-9"><span class="label">Office of Communications and Marketing</span><a class="hover-yellow" href="/live/news/5173-mens-basketball-rocks-lehigh-in-inaugural-game-at"><h3>Men’s Basketball Rocks Lehigh in Inaugural Game at Lawler Arena</h3></a> <p>Merrimack Men’s Basketball played their first game in <a href="https://twitter.com/MC_Athletics/status/1453826709787131909" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lawler Arena</a> on Friday, Nov. 19. The Warriors came out strong to pull out a win against Lehigh University. </p></div><div class="col-lg-3"><div class="d-table h-100 "><div class="d-table-cell align-middle"><picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1920,1280/ignore_cropper/1/23124_MC_vs_Lehigh_M_Hoops_11192021764.rev.1637601940.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1920,1280/ignore_cropper/1/23124_MC_vs_Lehigh_M_Hoops_11192021764.rev.1637601940.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1920,1280/ignore_cropper/1/23124_MC_vs_Lehigh_M_Hoops_11192021764.rev.1637601940.jpg" alt="Men’s Basketball pulls out a win against Lehigh University in first-ever game in Lawler Arena." loading="lazy"/> </picture> </div></div></div></div></div></section>
<section class="content-fluid-slider-container content-fluid dark section" style="background:url('/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,670/ignore_cropper/1/21380_F5_Janet_Ierardi_Twitter.rev.1588791908.jpg'); background-size:cover;"><div class="container"><div class="row no-gutters"><div class="col-lg-9"><span class="label">Office of Communications and Marketing</span><a class="hover-yellow" href="/live/news/4921-faculty-fast-five-with-janet-ierardi"><h3>Faculty Fast Five with Janet Ierardi</h3></a> <p>In this week’s edition of “Fast Five: Quick Q&As with Members of the Merrimack Community,” we talk to obstetrics nurse and associate clinical professor of nursing Janet Ierardi who teaches in the <a href="/nursing">nursing program at Merrimack</a>. </p></div><div class="col-lg-3"><div class="d-table h-100 "><div class="d-table-cell align-middle"><picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,670/ignore_cropper/1/21380_F5_Janet_Ierardi_Twitter.rev.1588791908.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,670/ignore_cropper/1/21380_F5_Janet_Ierardi_Twitter.rev.1588791908.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,670/ignore_cropper/1/21380_F5_Janet_Ierardi_Twitter.rev.1588791908.jpg" alt="The first in her family to attend college, Janet Ierardi has been teaching nursing for more than 15 years and tells her students to "squeeze every drop out of learning."" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </div></div></div></div></div></section>
<section class="content-fluid-slider-container content-fluid dark section" style="background:url('/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,670/ignore_cropper/1/21759_MC-logo-only.rev.1599138227.jpg'); background-size:cover;"><div class="container"><div class="row no-gutters"><div class="col-lg-9"><span class="label">Office of Communications and Marketing</span><a class="hover-yellow" href="https://www.merrimack.edu/about/offices_services/communications/notable-quotable/"><h3>See What Our Talented Faculty Have Been Up To</h3></a> <p>Merrimack professors across all disciplines have been winning awards, publishing papers, participating in academic panels and workshops, and featured in the media. </p></div><div class="col-lg-3"><div class="d-table h-100 "><div class="d-table-cell align-middle"><picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,670/ignore_cropper/1/21759_MC-logo-only.rev.1599138227.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,670/ignore_cropper/1/21759_MC-logo-only.rev.1599138227.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,670/ignore_cropper/1/21759_MC-logo-only.rev.1599138227.jpg" alt="Merrimack College logo with shield" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </div></div></div></div></div></section>
<section class="content-fluid-slider-container content-fluid dark section" style="background:url('/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,670/ignore_cropper/1/23108_Jin_Twitter_Web.rev.1636465166.jpg'); background-size:cover;"><div class="container"><div class="row no-gutters"><div class="col-lg-9"><span class="label">Office of Communications and Marketing</span><a class="hover-yellow" href="/live/news/5170-merrimacks-writers-house-welcomes-national-book"><h3>Merrimack’s Writers House Welcomes National Book Award Winner Ha Jin</h3></a> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On Tuesday, Nov. 16 the</span> <a href="https://www.merrimack.edu/academics/the-writers-house/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Writers House</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">will welcome esteemed author</span> <a href="https://www.bu.edu/creativewriting/people/faculty/ha-jin/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ha Jin</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Jin has won the National Book Award, two PEN/Faulkner Awards, the Pen/Hemingway Award and the Flannery O’Connor Award, and has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.</span> </p></div><div class="col-lg-3"><div class="d-table h-100 "><div class="d-table-cell align-middle"><picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,670/ignore_cropper/1/23108_Jin_Twitter_Web.rev.1636465166.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,670/ignore_cropper/1/23108_Jin_Twitter_Web.rev.1636465166.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,670/ignore_cropper/1/23108_Jin_Twitter_Web.rev.1636465166.jpg" alt="Ha Jin, writer and professor of English at Boston University, visits Merrimack’s Writers House for a reading and Q&A." loading="lazy"/> </picture> </div></div></div></div></div></section>

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