Thompson with two cartoon figures at podiums

UNLV debate expert Jacob Thompson examines the impact a Trump-Biden matchup will have on the final election result.

two students at podiums

Nationally recognized program builds critical thinking through times of crisis but faces funding problems.

UNLV debate team members

UNLV’s young debate team is ranked fifth in the nation and poised to make a deep run in March’s National Debate Tournament.

Reece Aguilar

UNLV's team of rapid-fire competitive policy debaters advanced to the elite eight of the season's first tournament.

Children participate in Rebel Girls dance camp

With a variety of university-sponsored camps taking place both on and off campus, UNLV is anything but quiet this summer

CNN technician Shawn Flowers watches the debate from the media gallery

UNLV played host to the third and final presidential debate of the 2016 election. Our favorite news stories capturing the preparation, the big day, and beyond.

Jennifer Hurtado

The best summation of the presidential debate experience: "No one treated me like a student. For a couple of hours, I felt like a professional."

Debate attendee

More than 50 international delegates study our democratic process in person at UNLV to bring lessons back to their home countries.

Several views of people taking photos with their phones

The Presidential Debate led to an explosion of post, tweets, shares, and snaps. UNLV's social media strategist shares her favorites.

Christian Ogata sporting a 2016 Debate t-shirt

The classroom comes to life for this political science major and lawyer-in-training.

Randy Dexter and his service dog

The Army veteran and communication studies student hopes the he'll work with during the UNLV Presidential Debate will keep an eye on veterans' issues.

Debate Illustration

UNLV is hosting the final presidential debate of 2016. Here’s how we landed the big event and what that says about the rise of our university and our city.