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College of Liberal Arts News

The College of Liberal Arts offers students a well-rounded education in the humanities and social sciences. Students develop strong analytical and communication skills for a lifetime of learning and discovery that can be applied to a wide variety of careers.

Current Liberal Arts News

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Campus News |

A flowery collection of top headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.

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People |

Jennifer Byrnes’ work has helped resolve unidentified and missing person cases, filling critical gaps in service and expertise.

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People |

Students Lex de Asis and Adrianna N. Tsao among select group nationwide selected for the prestigious research award.

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Campus News |

Some of the most vibrant headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.

Virginia Smercina stands at entrance of Graduate Commons
People |

The soon-to-be two-time UNLV alumna is helping graduate students find their voice and advocate for themselves.

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Research |

UNLV-led study is the first to examine attitudes of men toward the social media housewife trend that calls for return to traditional gender roles.

Liberal Arts In The News

Politico

The neck-and-neck Nevada governor’s race is shaping up as one of the earliest tests of whether Republicans can separate themselves from Trump’s political fortunes — without losing his coalition.

Our Weekly LA

In South Central Los Angeles, generations of African American families reside alongside expanding immigrant communities. Debates over citizenship in this context extend beyond legal considerations, encompassing history, identity, economic structures, and daily life.

PsyPost

A recent study published in the journal Social Sciences has found that stories about dangerous, attractive women are almost universal across different cultures. These cautionary tales suggest that men tend to fear the risks of emotional attachment and heartbreak just as much as they are drawn to physical beauty. Ultimately, this research indicates that the famous “femme fatale” character stems from human evolutionary psychology rather than simply local cultural attitudes.

Las Vegas Sun

In 2018, after 23 years as a Navy SEAL, Jon Dalton retired and turned his attention to a new struggle: living with depression and anxiety.

Las Vegas Sun

In 2018, after 23 years as a Navy SEAL, Jon Dalton retired and turned his attention to a new struggle: living with depression and anxiety.

Guardian

A cottage industry of women are selling courses aligned with a conservative movement that claims feminism is the source of women’s discontent

Liberal Arts Experts

An expert in gender, sexuality, sexual politics, prostitution, sex work and sex trafficking.
An expert in Nevada, Civil War, and gaming history.
An expert on Latin American politics, with a focus on NAFTA and the Mexican and North American automobile industry.
An expert on child psychology, anxiety, and school absenteeism
An expert in clinical psychology and mental health.
An expert in memory, reading, and thinking processes.

Recent Liberal Arts Accomplishments

Rebecca Gill (Political Science) and coauthors Christopher Zorn (Penn State University) and Jennie Sweet-Cushman (Chatham University) won the 2026 Jewell Limar Prestage Best Paper Award from the Southwestern Political Science Association for their paper “Gender and the Misperception of Women’s Representation in State Legislatures and Congress…
Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) spoke with KTNV, Channel 13 News in Las Vegas. I provided reflections upon Ruby Duncan's legacy of activism in the Las Vegas valley, noting it is important to continue her human rights campaign in the modern era.
Arpine Mkrtchyan (World Languages and Cultures) was invited to participate at the biennial conference of Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition, held at the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, UK, from April 16 to April 18, 2026. Her presentation, titled “Feature Reassembly and Syntactic Constraints in L2 French and English…
Lilla Brody, Berlyn Fife, Sataya Otoo, and Brenna Renn (all Psychology) published their manuscript, "Methodological Considerations for Comorbidity of Anxiety and Depression in Later-Life Psychotherapy Trials: A Scoping Review" in the Clinical Gerontologist. This paper reviewed 91 randomized controlled trials of psychotherapy for anxiety and/or…
Shane Kraus (Psychology) and colleagues recently published three articles:  Compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD) and problematic pornography use (PPU): A comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and expert-informed narrative review with suggested future directions was published in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions. …
Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) gave a presentation about his recent article, "Canines: Enforcing Race and State," during the 2026 Organization of American Historians annual conference. His presentation was part of a panel analyzing the role of animals in historical records, based upon a forum published by the…