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Department of History News

The Department of History offers a curriculum that embraces the panorama of the past while also helping students fulfill their constitutions, humanities, multicultural, and international requirements. Our programs and courses also aim to enrich student's abilities to research, critically analyze, and effectively communicate.

Current History News

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Some of the hottest headlines featuring UNLV faculty, staff, and students.

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History In The News

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Boulder City voters are weighing two ballot questions ahead of the Nov. 3 general election that could shape the community’s future, from whether data centers can be built south of town to how much money the city can spend each year on infrastructure projects.

Associated Press

The remains of a man who was shot in the head and stuffed into a rusted barrel found on the shore of Lake Mead after the water level dropped were identified Thursday as an Arkansas man whose decades-old killing remains unsolved.

Washington Post

Skimpy, stretchy gym outfits have been around longer than the recent “SNL” host has been alive.

CNN

Clark County consistently ranks among the top metropolitan areas on the US mainland for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations. Recent census data indicates roughly 50,000 people in the area identify as at least part Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.

Morning Call

The latest revenue figures may not look good on paper for Wind Creek Bethlehem, but it’s something the casino in the city’s South Side has been preparing for.

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A half-million-acre stretch of desert and mountains surrounding Searchlight that was set aside as Avi Kwa Ame National Monument is drawing renewed concern from supporters who fear it could be reduced under the Trump administration, following actions that cut the size of two national monuments in Utah by 90%.

History Experts

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Recent History Accomplishments

Professor John Curry (History) has successfully released his new translated book titled The Book of China: A Persian Merchant's Description of the Ming State for the Ottoman Court, by Columbia University Press. Curry worked with his co-editors Kaveh Hemmat and Hyunhee Park to produce an annotated version of the text of `Ali Akbar Khatayi, a…
Maryam Ahranjani (Law), David Tanenhaus (Law/History), and A.B. Wilkinson (History) were panelists on "America 250: Panel Discussion and Historical Reflection," moderated by Michael Green (History).
Michelle Tusan's (History) essay, "Violence and Genocide" appeared in The Interwar World, a volume recently awarded the American Historical Association's Waldo G. Leland Prize. 
Michael Green (History) has co-edited A Companion to Abraham Lincoln, part of the Wiley-Blackwell Companions to American History series, with Shae Smith Cox (History Ph.D., 2020), and Evan C. Rothera. 
John Haberstroh (History) was interviewed for the weekly teaching newsletter of The Chronicle of Higher Education on alternative grading practices in humanities courses. Using specifications grading, Haberstroh communicates high expectations and increases transparency for students. This grading system also allows students the opportunity…
In collaboration with the Nevada Center for Civic Engagement (NVCCE), the University of Nevada, Reno Center for Constitutional Law hosted educators from across Nevada for the 2026 Summer Teacher Institute at UNR’s Lake Tahoe campus. David Tanenhaus (Law, History) engaged participants in exploring constitutional history, Supreme Court jurisprudence…