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William F. Harrah College of Hospitality News

The William F. Harrah College of Hospitality is among the highest ranked hospitality management programs in the world. By blending classroom and real-world experience, our students receive a well-rounded and affordable pathway towards a successful career.

Current Hospitality News

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Campus News |

The students and faculty of UNLV are springing into headlines around the country.

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Campus News |

Join fellow Rebels on March 27 in a day of giving, celebration, and friendly competition — all for a great cause.

UNLV Golf
Research |

UNLV’s PGA Golf Management University Program partners with Las Vegas-based AI technology company Evenplay to study the effects of rewards on skill level.

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Campus News |

The rosiest headlines and highlights featuring the students and faculty of UNLV.

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Campus News |

The RCCN provides career support and connection to students through a network of trained faculty, staff, administrators, and student leaders.

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People |

Setbacks don't deter Erik Matthewson from becoming first UNLV golf management student to reach a Tour-level event.

Hospitality In The News

Las Vegas Review Journal

Jessica Murray has been looking forward to visiting Las Vegas for months. The Huntsville, Ontario, high school English literature teacher was looking forward to her first trip to Las Vegas in May. But after Donald Trump was elected president, began making comments about turning Canada into the 51st U.S. state and implemented a series of tariffs on Canadian goods, Murray had second thoughts, canceled her trip to Las Vegas and began planning to go to Iceland instead.

KNPR News

Tourism is Nevada’s economic lifeblood — but there are signs it may be slowing down.

Financial Times

Lucas Sielaff was in a car queue waiting to cross from Mexico into the US.

BBC

As the list of nations issuing travel warnings to the US grows, some visitors are opting to boycott it entirely. Here's why many foreigners are changing their travel plans and what this could mean for Americans.

CDC Gaming

A golfer stands over a 10-foot putt on the 18th green. If he knocks it in, he’ll win a tournament. But he’s just a bit nervous, his heart rate rising and his palms sweating. What if there was a way to alleviate the golfer’s nerves?

Washington Post

Beneath the gift shop of the original Hard Rock Cafe, staff members lead daily tours of the Vault, a space the size of a walk-in closet that guards some of the chain’s most vaunted treasures. Inside, there’s the harpsichord played by the Beatles, Bo Diddley’s cigar box guitar, a bustier from Madonna’s era of traffic cone tops. At the restaurant across the street, diners eat cheeseburgers alongside Jimi Hendrix’s maracas, Keith Richards’s pink Fender Stratocaster, and a pair of glittery sunglasses immortalized on the cover of Elton John’s chart-topping album “Caribou.”

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Recent Hospitality Accomplishments

Cervantes Lee (Business; Hospitality), with co-authors Zihui Ma (Hospitality) and Linchi Kwok from Cal Poly Pomona, published "Multi-Unit Restaurant Management," now available through Kendall Hunt Publishing.  The book provides in-depth strategies and practical insights for managing multi-unit restaurant businesses — a fast-…
The Transportation Research Center (TRC) recently participated in the 2025 Pacific Southwest Region (PSR) University Transportation Center (UTC) Annual Congress at the University of California, Berkeley. Assistant research engineer Juliana Byzyka (TRC) presented their project titled, “A Methodology to Evaluate Complete Streets Development in Small…
UNLV executive chef Joshua Cosby (Event Services) was selected to compete in the 2025 Aramark Collegiate Hospitality Culinary Excellence (ACE) Regional Competition and ACE spotlights Aramark’s culinary talent in alignment with American Culinary Federation (ACF) standards. It provides an opportunity for Aramark chefs to showcase their passion…
Associate professor Cass Shum (Hospitality) recently published her paper, "Synthesizing MeToo: a meta-analysis of workplace sexual harassment in hospitality and tourism," in the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management with college alumna, Carrie Yunxuan Zhang '23 (City University of Macau). The article…
Renata Fernandes Guzzo (Hospitality), in collaboration with professors from the University of Houston and Texas A&M University, recently published an article in the Journal of Business, entitled, "Designing cognitively and emotively attractive urban service environments for prospective employees: An application of biophilic design…
Amanda Belarmino (Hospitality), Christopher Cain (Hospitality, PGM), and Junghoon Lee (Hospitality, PGM - current PhD. student) recently published a case study, "Examining the Impact of Learning Styles on Anxiety Coping Mechanisms for Hospitality Students: A Case Study of Future and Current Golf Professionals" in the Journal of Hospitality…