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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

Thomas Ware
People |

The College of Liberal Arts Alumnus of the Year helps homeowners and community associations navigate property rules and controversies in contract law.

stack of Exotic Dancer magazines on a table
Arts and Culture |

Nearly 160 issues of publication offer researchers a look at the businesses, culture, and connections that shaped the gentlemen’s club industry.

students walking down stairs past UNLV signage, with the Flashlight sculpture in the background
Campus News |

A selection of prominent headlines featuring UNLV experts from July and August.

display of lit-up letters that spell out 'Rebel Homecoming' at night
People |

From advancing their professions to improving the lives of others, this year’s honorees are putting their expertise to work in ways that reflect the values and experiences they gained at UNLV.

UNLV researchers looking at brain scan peer through glass at fRMI machine
Research |

UNLV boasts Nevada’s only MRI facility dedicated to university research. Here’s what our professors hope to discover with it.

Jennifer Young on a trail at the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Business and Community |

At the heart of the School of Medicine's commitment to service is Jennifer Young, whose work continues to strengthen the bonds between the school and the community it serves.

Liberal Arts In The News

KSNV-TV: News 3

Las Vegas could be on the verge of landing an NBA expansion team, but a major question remains unresolved: where the team would play.

KSNV-TV: News 3

Clark County is still expected to reach a population of 3 million residents, but researchers have pushed back the projected timeline by a decade amid concerns about declining birth rates, rising costs and long-term water supplies.

Fodor’s Travel

These Vegas spots may be long gone, but they live on through our memories (well, what we can remember of them.)

HCNTimes

An undeleted line from an AI prompt was found in a post on a Chinese content farm. The prompt instructed writers to target a Taiwanese audience, rewrite the article in Traditional Chinese while preserving historical accuracy, and limit it to 500 words.

KSNV-TV: News 3

Gloria Steinem, a leading figure in the fight for women’s equality in the United States, has died at the age of 92. Rachael Robnett, director of the Women’s Research Institute of Nevada at UNLV, discussed Steinem’s legacy.

Orange County Register

Professor David G. Schwartz talks about an impromptu memorial after the September 11 terrorist attacks, previously exhibited at the New York-New York Hotel & Casino, during a tour of the Special Collections and Archives department at the UNLV Lied Library in Las Vegas, NV, on Thursday, September 3, 2026. Schwartz curated the items after the hotel removed them from the street-side memorial.

Liberal Arts Experts

An expert in foreign policy and international security.
An expert on everyday racism, multicultural competence, and addictions. 
An expert in urban culture and interactions, popular culture, religion and spirituality, craft beer, and the Boston Red Sox.
An expert on commercial aviation, airport history, and travel.
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 on American literature and Las Vegas music.

Recent Liberal Arts Accomplishments

Ph.D. student Stephanie A. Torres (Anthropology) published a co-authored case report titled, "An Unusual Taphonomic Case Report of Human Skeletal Remains in an Urban Aqueduct" in the American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology. The case report details the plastic deformation and creep rupture exhibited by remains that were…
Whitney Koo's (English) second book of poetry, CRY SOWER, won the University of Utah Press' 2026 Agha Shahid Ali Prize in Poetry. Along with a $1,000 award, the book will be published in Spring 2027, and Koo will read for the University of Utah's Guest Writers Series.
Margarita Jara (World Languages & Cultures), along with professor Pilar Valenzuela (Chapman University), presented their research paper, "Construcciones Posesivas en Español Peruano Amazónico," at the Latin American Association of Linguistics and Philology conference (ALFAL 2026) held at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú in…
Katherine Walker (English) published her book, Instinct, Knowledge and Occult Science on the Early Modern English Stage with Edinburgh University Press.
John Haberstroh (History) was interviewed for the weekly teaching newsletter of The Chronicle of Higher Education on alternative grading practices in humanities courses. Using specifications grading, Haberstroh communicates high expectations and increases transparency for students. This grading system also allows students the opportunity…
Shane Kraus (Psychology) recently appeared on The Gambling Files podcast episode, “Addiction 39: The Psychology of Gambling and Sex Addiction with Dr Shane Kraus.” Kraus discussed behavioral addictions, including gambling and compulsive sexual behavior, with a particular focus on psychological mechanisms, risk factors, military populations,…