Topic: UNLV History

A wide shot of the Aladdin Theatre
UNLV History | May 12, 2021

As we prepare Sam Boyd Stadium this week for commencement, here's a look back at the various venues that have hosted this capstone moment in a student's academic journey.

A group of medical students walk down a sunlit hall
UNLV History | April 27, 2021

From a suggestion in an economic impact report to graduating its charter class in just 10 years. Here's how the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV got here and how it will shape health care in Southern Nevada.

Two women in white coats talking to each other
UNLV History | April 27, 2021

Scholarships for the charter class relieve financial burden for future health care providers.

Jerry Vallen
UNLV History | August 3, 2020

In a 2017 interview, Jerry Vallen, founding dean of the Hospitality College, looked back at the early days of the school.

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UNLV History | April 22, 2020

UNLV Rebels raised awareness for environmental issues with a teach-in 50 years ago. Today, there are still lessons from the movement.

Low angle view of the watch tower sculpture on the UNLV campus.
UNLV History | December 10, 2019

Do you hear what we hear? UNLV's clock tower chimes with holiday spirit.

An aerial photo shows Sam Boyd Stadium in 1971.
UNLV History | October 3, 2019

As UNLV football plays its final season at Sam Boyd Stadium, we take a look at highlights for players who opened and who will close it.

a mace on a stand
UNLV History | May 18, 2019

The processional marshal at commencement will be wielding the mace — a 12-pound symbolic weapon for defending the university and its people.

A woman in a white dress and white boots rides an elephant festooned with a tiara and UNLV-emblazoned blanket.
UNLV History | April 9, 2019

In 1971, Homecoming met the circus.

couple laying on lawn
UNLV History | February 14, 2019

The old UNLV yearbooks in Special Collections offer a look at campus love in decades past.

Person holding UNLV fan license plate
UNLV History | January 7, 2019

The Alumni Association is driving school spirit and fundraising through UNLV license plates. Here's how the association led the way with the state's first specialty license plate.

Boyd Law School
UNLV History | November 29, 2018

An oral history on the creation of Nevada's first state-supported, fully accredited law school, and its humble beginnings inside a renovated elementary school.