In The News: College of Liberal Arts

UNLV will participate in a program to find ways to create a more inclusive environment for Jewish students, the university announced this week. UNLV will join 18 other colleges and universities taking part in Hillel International’s Campus Climate Initiative.

Although segregation in Las Vegas ended in 1960, UNLV Associate Professor of African-American and African Diaspora Studies Tyler Parry says that discrimination, racism and police brutality all contributed to tensions within the African-American community.

Registered Republican voters have — by the narrowest of margins — overtaken Democrats in the pivotal battleground state of Nevada for the first time in nearly 20 years.

During the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, uprisings and protests happened in urban areas across the country as Black Americans fought to end discrimination and racial segregation. During this time, residents in the Historic Westside of Las Vegas also joined that fight.

Several top FBI officials were told Thursday to resign or retire from their positions. Now NBC News is reporting that the FBI Las Vegas special agent in charge is also being targeted.
Las Vegas experts are pushing the gambling industry to reconsider how it handles responsible gaming. They stress the need for better communication and stronger consumer protections. At a recent conference, experts from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) pointed out that the talk about responsible gambling has not worked well. This has led to wrong ideas and few players getting involved.
Las Vegas experts are pushing the gambling industry to reconsider how it handles responsible gaming. They stress the need for better communication and stronger consumer protections. At a recent conference, experts from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) pointed out that the talk about responsible gambling has not worked well. This has led to wrong ideas and few players getting involved.
Las Vegas-based experts have outlined the emerging topics on responsible gaming in 2025, including the changing terminology around the subject and what the industry should be doing instead.
Las Vegas-based experts have outlined the emerging topics on responsible gaming in 2025, including the changing terminology around the subject and what the industry should be doing instead.
Las Vegas-based experts have outlined the emerging topics on responsible gaming in 2025, including the changing terminology around the subject and what the industry should be doing instead.

In December 2020, Ben Strahan thought he’d lost the will to live. It had been a long, isolating year for the Reno-based wildland firefighter. The COVID pandemic was still in full swing, and that year’s fire season had been extreme.

In December 2020, Ben Strahan thought he’d lost the will to live. It had been a long, isolating year for the Reno-based wildland firefighter. The COVID pandemic was still in full swing, and that year’s fire season had been extreme.