Jarret Keene (English) recently presented a talk connecting his desert wanderings with his writing of Western novels as part of "Roots of Wonder," a Curiosity Lab event held at the Vegas Theatre Company in downtown Las Vegas. Sponsored by the Desert Research Institute, Curiosity Lab is a series of community-based events across Nevada that…

School Library Journal recently praised the Decide & Survive series, featuring The Attack on Pearl Harbor: Can You Stop the Attack? interactive adventure, for grades 3 to 7, by Jarret Keene (English): "Vivid graphics help bring the history of the attack on Pearl Harbor [...] to life. Verdict: Recommended to teachers and students who love new…

Jarret Keene's (English) Heroes of WWII: 25 True Stories of Unsung Heroes Who Fought for Freedom made the 2025 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People award list in the third to fifth grade category. Running since 1972, the list is an annual project of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and the Children's Book Council (…

Roberto Lovato (English) recently published a feature length article in Alta Journal, "The Scarlet Macaw: Out of Place and at Home in the Desert," which explores how and why the walking, talking flying rainbow of a tropical bird was — and still is — embraced by indigenous peoples living more than 1000 miles from its native habitat.

Roberto Lovato (English) wrote in the Nation Magazine about a cache of recently- released CIA documents confirming that the agency surveilled, infiltrated, and disrupted the lives and organizations of Latinos during the civil on era and beyond.

Several articles edited by Gary Totten (Faculty Affairs; English) and published in the journal MELUS: Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States(Faculty Affairs) and published by Oxford University Press have received awards or honorable mentions for the 1921 Prize in American Literature. The prestigious 1921 Prize is awarded by the American…

Route 7, the Utah Tech literary arts journal, praised Jarret Keene's (English) dystopian adventure novel "Hammer of the Dogs" (University of Nevada Press). "Set in Las Vegas following a nuclear attack that has transformed Glitter Gulch into Nightmare Alley," writes the reviewer, "Jarret Keene’s first novel, 'Hammer of the Dogs,'…

Author and professor Roberto Lovato (English) was listed on the Classically A-List in 2024 put out by Nob Hill Gazette, "San Francisco’s publication-of-record for the City’s social, philanthropic and cultural life."

Timothy Erwin (English) recently officiated at the 39th annual dinner of the Samuel Johnson Society of the West at the Huntington Library in San Marino, California, where he introduced professor Greg Clingham, who spoke on the topic of "Johnson and the Dream of Sleep."

Roberto Lovato (English) was interviewed on the popular Bitchuation Room podcast, where he talked about, among other things, the unfolding crisis of political legitimacy, countering fascism, and finding personal and political hope and footing in extremely difficult, post-electoral times.

John M. Bowers (English) had his article "The Myth of the Poor, Homeless Poet: Revising the Chaucer Biography" accepted for publication in the top-tier journal CHAUCER REVIEW.  The outside reviewer remarked: "the essay offers a valuable corrective to established views about Chaucer's financial means, familial situation, social status, and…

Roberto Lovato (English) recently published the introduction to "Face. Deface," a Canadian art installation/newspaper focusing on dictators of the Americas — and how to best denounce them. Lovato's essay for Underline Studios in Toronto, Canada was published alongside the work artists and writers from around the world, including Elizabeth Brandt,…