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Knowledge of the Human Past and Experience

Providing a historically informed perspective on the contemporary world and the challenges that it faces.

The History Department provides students with a broad knowledge of the human past and experience...

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Academic Programs

Undergraduate Program
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Graduate Program
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List of Degrees
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What's Happening

UNLV Newsmakers 2021: March
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Apr. 14, 2021

A collection of news stories highlighting health, recovery, and celebration at UNLV.
U.S. News: Boyd Law Rises in Rankings, Criminal Justice and Nuclear Engineering Crack Top 30
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Mar. 29, 2021

U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of top graduate and professional schools ranks 26 UNLV programs within nation’s top 100.
UNLV Newsmakers 2021: February
Mar. 11, 2021

A collection of news stories highlighting the experts and events at UNLV.
UNLV Newsmakers 2021: January
Feb. 3, 2021

A collection of news stories from the new year highlighting the experts and events at UNLV.
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In the News

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Accomplishments

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Experts

  • Dan Bubb
    Associate Professor in Residence, UNLV Honors College
  • Andy Kirk
    Professor and Chair, Department of History
  • Caryll Dziedziak
    Assistant Faculty In-Residence, Department of History
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The Department of History is one of the departments in the College of Liberal Arts.

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