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Department of History News

The history department's curriculum embraces the panorama of the past while also helping students to fulfill their constitutions, humanities, multicultural, and international requirements.

Current History News

Graduation surprise
Campus News | August 1, 2023

News stories from the summer featuring UNLV students and faculty.

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Campus News | May 18, 2023

Students find ancient sports aren’t so antiquated as they take a scholastic approach to the history of athletics.

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Campus News | May 16, 2023

News highlights featuring UNLV faculty and students who made local and national headlines.

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Campus News | April 21, 2023

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

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Campus News | March 17, 2023

A roundup of news stories highlighting UNLV faculty and students who made headlines locally, nationally, and globally.

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People | February 21, 2023

The professor on new discoveries in ancient history, rocking out to metal, and the power of study abroad experiences.

History In The News

Yahoo!
September 29, 2023

When Sen. Chuck Schumer quietly relaxed the U.S. Senate’s dress code, supposedly to accommodate Sen. John Fetterman’s desire to wear hooded sweatshirts and gym shorts, the backlash was swift.

Conversation
September 29, 2023

When Sen. Chuck Schumer quietly relaxed the U.S. Senate’s dress code, supposedly to accommodate Sen. John Fetterman’s desire to wear hooded sweatshirts and gym shorts, the backlash was swift.

Las Vegas Review Journal
September 27, 2023

Las Vegas hospitality workers voted to authorize a strike in the city’s dominant industry against a backdrop of other union strikes across the country, but experts say a tight labor market locally could force a deal before any walkouts occur.

ICONIC - Fashion History with Aminata Belli
September 26, 2023

In this episode you'll hear how the hoodie went from being a sports outfit to the most political item of clothing since its invention in the 1930s and what Rocky, rap and racism have to do with it. Textile historian Deirdre Clemente provides insights into the technological and social developments that made the hoodie possible in the first place.

City Cast Las Vegas
September 22, 2023

When Dr. Lynn Comella joined the faculty at UNLV, her office was in a space that had once been a bedroom. “It’s funny to think about that now,” she says. It was on the second floor of Houssels House, a fascinating campus anomaly. Amid the school’s toybox of large architectural showpieces, Houssels House was once, as its name makes clear, a residence — a 1933 Tudor revival located on Sixth Street near Charleston.

City Cast Las Vegas
September 22, 2023

When Dr. Lynn Comella joined the faculty at UNLV, her office was in a space that had once been a bedroom. “It’s funny to think about that now,” she says. It was on the second floor of Houssels House, a fascinating campus anomaly. Amid the school’s toybox of large architectural showpieces, Houssels House was once, as its name makes clear, a residence — a 1933 Tudor revival located on Sixth Street near Charleston.

History Experts

Kirk is an expert who studies the intersections of cultural and environmental history in the modern U.S. with a special interest in the American West.
A historian of European culture from the age of Enlightenment through the present day.
Finding the intersection of the end of British colonial rule in African and how it affected wildlife conservation.
An expert on commercial aviation, airport history, and travel.
An expert on the history and practice of juvenile justice. 
An expert in Nevada, Civil War, and gaming history.

Recent History Accomplishments

September 29, 2023
On Sept. 27, Susan Lee Johnson (History) shared a Denver stage with librarian and genealogist Charlene Garcia Simms to discuss the life of nuevomexicana Josefa Jaramillo as part of History Colorado's "Bold Women. Change History." lecture series.
August 29, 2023
Teddy Uldricks (History) recently published a book, The Second World War: A Global History (Rowman & Littlefield, 2023). This work examines the military, diplomatic, domestic political, economic, social, and environmental aspects of World War II. The book recounts the actions of political leaders and generals as well as the experiences of…
August 15, 2023
John Haberstroh (History) led a round-table discussion on "Chatting about ChatGPT: Wisdom, Worries, and Warnings," which covered pedagogical strategies for Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association's annual meeting at CSU Northridge on Aug. 11, 2023. This discussion sought to clarify the…
August 9, 2023
John Haberstroh (History) presented at the "AI x Education" Online Conference on Saturday, August 5, 2023. On the panel "Higher Ed: Redefining Education in the AI Era," John discussed the opportunity for college instructors to implement "AI Non-use" and "AI Limited-use" pledges. This strategy is based on mutual trust and allows instructors to…
July 19, 2023
Professor John Curry (History) has been elected as treasurer of the American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT), and will serve a three-year term as part of the organization's Board of Directors. He will oversee the management of an endowment of over $2 million in funds that are used to support research in archaeological, historical, and…
July 14, 2023
John Curry (History) has just been appointed for a two-year term as the Higher Education co-chair for the Advanced Placement World History Exam Development Committee, where he will head up the committee that vets and prepares the questions for the AP World History: Modern Exam for over 360,000 high school students throughout the U.S. and its…