Topic: faculty/staff

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People | October 6, 2014

The assistant professor from the Harrah College of Hotel Administration finds sincerity a key to success.

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People | October 3, 2014

While studying to be a technical writer, Charmaine Swingle discovered that the human resources field was her true calling.

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People | September 29, 2014

When James Hyman decided to go into psychology, he more or less was joining the family business.

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People | September 26, 2014

The UNLV Foundation employee on getting a handle on her job, her schooling, and her life.

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People | September 22, 2014

Making a career switch seems to have been the right choice for the new Honors College faculty-in-residence. After years as a television news journalist, she has discovered that teaching is what she loves.

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People | September 19, 2014

The assistant professor of nursing says she wants to be the kind of professor who inspires young people to believe they can do anything.

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People | September 15, 2014

The opportunity to lead UNLV's new urban leadership development program — thereby changing the way we train secondary school leaders — enticed Chance out of retirement and back to UNLV.

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People | September 12, 2014

Joanna Jezierska's grandmother, the survivor of a Siberian labor camp, instilled the importance of education in her at a young age, telling her that possessions could be taken, but not the knowledge she acquired.

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People | September 7, 2014

The business law professor changed fields of study more than once as he made his way through his undergraduate and graduate studies. His tip for success: Never be afraid to start over.

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People | September 4, 2014

The School of Life Sciences professor studied computer science when she first entered college, but fascination with evolution eventually drew her to genomics.

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People | November 4, 2013

The new professor-in-residence share his thoughts on the ever-changing world of employment law, workplace prejudice, and Match.com.

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People | October 30, 2013

The diversity advocate and university ombudsman brings an alternate perspective to his dual roles on campus.