In The News: Division of Student Affairs

The Nevada Independent

Some staff members need a bullhorn to corral students through congested high school hallways and exit points. Not Lionel Stoxstell.

NPR

Three elements make a great public space. Enclosure. Delight. And a view. While large public spaces are not a Vegas specialty, there are small spots here and there if you know where to look.

Las Vegas Sun

Shaelyn Eguchi-Fernandez is one of eight children in her family. The 16-year-old Las Vegas High junior plans to be the first to attend college.

Las Vegas Sun

Rebecca Dunfield hurries out of the rain and rushes to her afternoon classes with her piping-hot peppermint tea in hand. It’s a similar scenario for other UNLV students.

Education Dive

A new safety video from Northwestern puts a twist on a familiar format as colleges take big steps to increase awareness and prevention.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Most veterans using the Forever GI Bill to attend UNLV have not faced the backlog affecting thousands at other universities who have yet to receive benefits or have received them late.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Tina Chang had a mattress pad under one arm and a blue bass guitar in the other.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Angelyn Tabalba has a long list of titles after her name. She’s a radio host who gives listeners lessons about Hawaiian history on her show “The Little Grass Shack.” She works with the Asian Community Development Council, doing outreach on UNLV’s campus. She’s an officer for the Residence Hall Association, a rising senior at UNLV studying journalism and criminal justice, and an aspiring graduate student. All commitments that have been made easier because she has lived on campus.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Students in the Nevada System of Higher Education probably will face fee hikes in 2019 and 2020.

KNPR News

In the late 2000s, UNLV officials were alarmed by news reports of a million military veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and enrolling in colleges and universities that were largely unprepared to welcome former combatants.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

UNLV is trying something new this semester in the name of inclusion, and it's working better than anyone had hoped. School officials say an LGBTQ-friendly residence hall on campus has been so popular it has a waiting list.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

Students with disabilities have had a chance this summer to work for a variety of Nevada state agencies.