This hospitality professor enjoys serving people — in restaurants and in the classroom.

The prospect of helping student-athletes pursue their dreams and the opportunity to work again with Desiree Reed-Francois drew this new member of the athletics department to UNLV.

One of the first in her family to graduate from college, this new human resources employee feels at home on UNLV’s “rainbow” campus.

As athletics director takes stock of UNLV's programs, she lays down the roadmap to the future.

Excited about UNLV’s diversity and upward trajectory, this new life sciences professor is looking forward to involving more undergraduates in her research.

UNLV’s new Chief Diversity Officer Barbee Oakes on building cultural intelligence and opening the pipeline for advancement.

UNLV moves from second to a three-way tie for first in annual rankings for "Best Ethnic Diversity.”

A happy meal toy proved to be a good luck charm for this health physics & diagnostic sciences professor in her NASA endeavors.

New gender-inclusive housing among the themed communities UNLV offers students in its residence halls.

UNLV is a host site for the federally-funded Journey program, which puts Native American and other minority high school students interested in health research into college labs.

From the Silk Road to the Strip, this assistant professor has made a journey of the mind and soul — using the pursuit of happiness as her guide.

This chair of the English department finds the diversity of UNLV a good match for his interest in multi-ethnic literature.