News: Department of Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies

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Business and Community |

“We Need to Talk” series resumes in-person Nov. 3 with a focus on the Asian American community’s positive impact in Nevada and ways to combat anti-Asian hate.

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Arts and Culture |

UNLV sports history expert Kendra Gage’s class on Olympics explores historical, modern collisions between sport and social issues of the time.

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Campus News |

Associate professor Mark Padoongpatt will tackle the history of and rise in anti-Asian sentiment and violence in a special episode of 'We Need to Talk.'

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Campus News |

Sustained recruitment efforts lead to increased diversity of students and faculty.

Claytee White sits in a chair and gestures toward a woman sitting to her right
Arts and Culture |

A sampling of university experts who sounded off on the year’s monumental movements surrounding race, ethnicity, and gender.

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Research |

Professor Tyler D. Parry expanded his reading list in 2020 to understand this summer's racial reckoning, and look to tomorrow.

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Campus News |

Educational series explores issues on race and seeks solutions for a more inclusive society.

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Campus News |

African American Studies professors say ridding the classroom of racism begins with self-reflection.

Hands of white and black people being raised in the air at a protest.
Research |

UNLV African American and African Diaspora Studies professor Tyler D. Parry on the effectiveness of protesting to enact social change.

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Business and Community |

MGM College Opportunity program helps workers like Henry Melton complete their degrees and expand the skills they bring to their jobs.

Protest signs read "Defund Police" and "Abolish Police"
Research |

As more municipalities weigh the future of their police departments, UNLV professors explain what these movements mean and how they would work.

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Research |

Social media may have changed the medium, but the stories are often the same as people process the uncertainty and fear of pandemics.