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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

Bird
Campus News |

A selection of top headlines featuring UNLV experts from the front half of the fall semester.

Nevada
Campus News |

Professor Michael Green offers a history lesson in why Nevadans say the state's name the way we do.

illustrated holiday card that shows unlv mug with hot cocoa and marshmallows that reads "Happy Holidays"
Campus News |

Graphic design and psychology student Amiet “Sky” Zakai draws on the comforts of the season for a card that supports student success.

A digital illustration of swirling branches surrounding the words "Magic, Witchcraft, And Religions"
Campus News |

Students explore the practical magic between physical and spirit worlds.

Tony and Elaine Sanchez
People |

University Libraries Alumni of the Year honorees have spent their careers and volunteer work supporting education, libraries, and their Southern Nevada community.

photo of book cover for "Latino Fathers" and photo of the author Fatima Suarez
People |

UNLV sociologist examines the often-overlooked population in trailblazing book.

Liberal Arts In The News

Las Vegas Sun

Last week, Ford signed a letter calling on President Donald Trump to refund Nevada households $2,000 for rising gas costs and asked his opponent, incumbent Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo, to co-sign it.

Las Vegas Sun

Aaron Ford could sense victory before anyone called it.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

Customers are still coming through the doors of Good Samaritan Thrift Store in southwest Las Vegas, but the store’s manager said they’re spending less.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Kenny Epstein has spent more than half his life connected to the El Cortez hotel-casino.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Las Vegas Municipal Court Judge Matthew Walker was one of the most popular judges in the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s 2025 Judicial Performance Evaluation. More than 94 percent of attorneys who provided anonymous feedback in the poll recommended that he stay on the bench, the highest rating for any judge on his court.

KSNV-TV: News 3

Las Vegas is known for its odds, but downtown on Election Night offers a different kind of action, with one bar putting a uniquely Vegas spin on watching the results.

Liberal Arts Experts

An expert on the apocalypse, and American literature and culture.
A historian of European culture from the age of Enlightenment through the present day.
An expert on everyday racism, multicultural competence, and addictions. 
An expert in international security, immigration and refugee policies, and political violence.
A historian and curator of 20th century American culture, specializing in clothing, political fashion, and the use of fashion in the work of F. Scott Fitzgerald. 
An expert in auditory, language, and musical research.

Recent Liberal Arts Accomplishments

Austin Horng-En Wang (Political Science) co-authored an op-ed, "The Taipei Mayor Election Is Not About China,"  in The Diplomat. This article is featured as the headline on the front page of The Diplomat on November 6, 2026. In this article, they argue that U.S. and China should not misinterpret the election result of the…
Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) presented "Doctors as Immigration Agents: An Ethical Challenge" as part of the virtual book panel "Migrant Lives: Whose Responsibility?" co-sponsored by the Wolfe Institute of Brooklyn College and George Mason University. The event was a book launch for the edited volume Forced Migration and Health Justice (…
Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) was interviewed by KUNR Public Radio to discuss Aaron Ford's victory in the Nevada Gubernatorial race and the historical impact it holds in the state's history.
Shane W. Kraus (Psychology), associate professor and director of the Behavioral Addictions Lab at UNLV, recently co-authored three studies published in leading scientific journals examining the psychological, clinical, and neurobiological factors associated with problematic pornography use and compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD). The first…
Karyn S. Hollingsworth, Jessica Impallaria (both Liberal Arts), and Heather Torgersen (President’s Office) earned a 2026 Pinnacle Award from the Las Vegas Valley Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. They received recognition in the Campaigns (Integrated Communications) category for the College of Liberal Arts’ Rebels Give 2025…
Ph.D. student Kimberly Cobos (Clinical Psychology) along with collaborators, published a study in Frontiers titled, "Social support and cognition in a racially and ethnically diverse cohort: the role of neighborhood disadvantage." The study examined how different types of social support relate to cognitive functioning among racially and…