News: College of Liberal Arts

Jodi Tyson
Campus News |

Advice from Jodi Tyson, School of Community Health Sciences Alumna of the Year

Carlos Campo
Campus News |

Advice from Carlos Campo, College of Liberal Arts Alumnus of the Year

Debra Martin and student forensic osteology class
Research |

UNLV anthropology professor receives award for research that is highly regarded and responsive to the needs of the state.

Chris Heavey
Campus News |

Heavey is an accomplished psychologist, academic leader and longtime UNLV faculty member.

Georgiann Davis
Campus News |

UNLV program that embeds a professor in the residence halls aims at boosting student engagement.

Diane Chase
People |

Chase, archaeologist and current vice provost at University of Central Florida, will take over as UNLV's chief academic officer May 1.

Bernajane Palisoc works in UNLV's neuropsychology lab with professor Daniel Allen
Research |

The new Office of Undergraduate Research helps students engage in and celebrate their research and creative activity.

Ashley Weckesser
People |

Ask this Grad College staff member to call out a military cadence and you might be surprised at the results.

movie posters
Arts and Culture |

Music professor Jonathan Lee on the birth of the Hollywood "Southern" — films and music that created the atmosphere of the South. Catch his University Forum talk Feb. 24.

coloured woodcut
Arts and Culture |

Why do we sing the national anthem before a ballgame and hear the same plucking of the koto strings when a movie is set in Japan? Ethnomusicologist Richard Miller explains.

Mary-Ann Winkelmes
Campus News |

UNLV leads the country with a program that proves even small changes to assignments can yield big results in classroom success — especially among first-generation students.

Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy
People |

Communication studies professor Jacob Thompson on campaign history and how UNLV's selection as a debate site will leave a lasting mark on campus. Plus: Details on community watch events.