For the children of immigrants, receiving a college degree can be a huge milestone in their larger family story.

Graduating college students have long expressed their individuality by decorating their graduation caps with slogans and artwork, but a University of Nevada, Las Vegas professor says the themes have gotten more political in recent years.

UNLV associate professor Sheila Bock has been researching how and why students decorate their caps and says the themes over the years have become increasingly political.

Restructuring and reforming Nevada’s system for governing the state’s colleges and universities will require some complicated and lengthy steps, but there’s one improvement that can and should happen immediately.

Jim Reitz paused during a phone interview to shout instructions to someone in his adult swim class.

Derek Stott stood behind center from 1989 to 1991 as UNLV’s starting quarterback, and he ranks seventh in school history in career passing yards.

As he played out the final holes of the Mountain West Championship tournament in April, UNLV golfer Shintaro Ban felt comfortable enough to let his mind wander. With a huge lead in his back pocket and UNLV on track to win the team title, the usually focused senior was free to revel in his fifth career collegiate medal and his first individual conference victory as it was happening.

The names on the whiteboard, and their corresponding contributions to economic thought, spanned centuries.

Crimson-cloaked, mortarboard-wearing UNLV undergraduate and graduate students filled the Thomas &Mack Center for two commencement ceremonies Saturday.