Marta Plominska and Dawid Mzyk (both Music) have been chosen as recipients of the prestigious UNLV Doctoral Graduate to Postdoctoral Scholar Fellowship Program, making them the first recipients from the College of Fine Arts in the program's history. Plominska is a Polish flutist who completed her Doctor of Musical Arts in music performance at…

Holmes scholar Mayra Marquez-Mendez (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) presented at the 2023 Scholarly Consortium for Innovative Psychology in Education Biennial Conference. She presented her poster titled, "A Self-Determination Theory Approach Towards Perceptions of Mentorship Among Science Teachers." This research…

Lisa Bendixen and doctoral students Sasha Ball, Bridget Daleiden, Hank Boon, Taylor Cummings, Jordan Hankins, Holmes Scholar Mayra Marquez-Mendez, and Nicole Thomas (all Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) engaged in an interactive session titled, "Do I Belong Here? Interrogating Knowledge & Creating Community of…

Jacob D. Skousen (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published the article "Rhode Island" in the education finance special edition in the Journal of Education Human Resources. The article provides an overview and update on educational funding in Rhode Island. 

Sarah Gonzales (Law) and Marty Bennett (Global Education Initiatives) presented a session on "Navigating Legal Studies in the United States: Empower Insights for Aspiring Students" for the EducationUSA South and Central Asia Regional Forum, Oct.18 through 20, held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Gonzales and Bennett co-presented with David…

Sarah Gonzales (Law) presented a four hour workshop on "Recruiting International Students" for the NAFSA: Association of International Educators Region XII Conference held Oct. 18 through 20. This workshop focused on helping universities in California, Nevada, and Hawaii learn strategies for recruiting international students for academic,…

David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) recently published a post on From the Ombuds, the official blog of UNLV's Ombuds Office. The post is about how to overcome disappointment, which has been a common theme in visitors to the office. For more information about the Ombuds Office, please visit its website. 

Dr. Neamat Hassan (Dental) received her induction as a fellow of the American College of Dentists during the American Dental Association’s annual meeting earlier this month. The American College of Dentists – the oldest national-level honorary organization for dentists – strives to advance excellence, ethics, professionalism, and leadership in…

Professor Marketa Trimble (Law) and her co-author Paul Goldstein published their casebook, International Intellectual Property Law, Cases and Materials Sixth Edition.