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UNLV Experts Available: Back-to-School

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| August 8, 2025

School districts are ready for another school year, and UNLV's experts are prepared to make this the easiest return to the classroom yet.

Nevada Forward: Meeting a Community Need and Building a Shared Future

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| April 23, 2025

Kenny Varner, the 2025 Faculty/Staff Community Outreach Award winner, tackles the state's critical teacher shortage through the Nevada Forward Initiative.

International Graduate Student Finds Second Home and Second Ph.D. at UNLV

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| May 30, 2023

Borna Nemet juggles not one, but two Ph.D. programs, all thanks to the support of his professors and UNLV resources.

UNLV Newsmakers 2022: October

Scarlet and Gray, “REB's Glitter Squad”, Lester Cruz and Isabel Ferguson, take pictures and hype up students and families during the October 2022 homecoming football game.

| November 8, 2022

A collection of news stories highlighting UNLV students and faculty who made headlines locally, regionally, and internationally.

UNLV Newsmakers 2022: February

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| March 7, 2022

A collection of news stories highlighting the experts and events at UNLV.

Paving the Way for Paraprofessionals

UNLV student Lushawn Threats stands at the head of the classroom and makes an X with her fingers while her students look up at her

| February 1, 2022

New UNLV program bolsters the teacher pipeline.

UNLV Newsmakers 2021: June

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| July 9, 2021

A collection of news stories highlighting remembrance and improvement at UNLV.

An Institute for the Future: Preparing Nevada’s Teachers for Next Practices

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| February 5, 2021

Nevada Institute on Teaching and Educator Preparation finds home at UNLV and in the community.