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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 |

Students stepped out of the classroom and into the heart of lawmaking at Nevada’s 83rd Legislative Session.

A portrait of Saipin Chutima, the founder of a staple Las Vegas Thai food chain, Lotus of Siam.
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UNLV students explore Asian American culture, one bite at a time, in Mark Padoongpatt's class.

Nevada history women's pioneer Jean Ford sits at her typewriter and looks down as she writes on paper with her left hand
Arts and Culture |

UNLV-led Preserve Nevada group encourages interest and action to protect 12 Silver State treasures.

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Campus News |

Administrators and donors step up to support UNLV's international community.

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Arts and Culture |

UNLV’s literary institute launches two new fellowship programs.

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President Chris Heavey recognizes 10 students for their staunch commitment to academic excellence and service to the community.

Liberal Arts In The News

KSNV-TV: News 3

The President's decision to federalize the National Guard in Los Angeles has sparked legal debate, as it marks the first time such an action has been taken against a governor's wishes since the Civil Rights Movement.

KMZQ-AM | The Middle Ground

On this episode of The Middle Ground Radio Show, Tom Letizia welcomes Dr. David G. Schwartz — acclaimed author, gaming historian, and UNLV Ombuds — for a deep conversation on the rich history and evolving future of Las Vegas. From his global journey through the origins of gambling in Roll the Bones, to the golden era glamour of At the Sands, and the bold vision of Jay Sarno in Grandissimo, Dr. Schwartz shares powerful insights about what made Las Vegas what it is — and where it might be heading.

KSNV-TV: News 3

As anti-ICE demonstrations continue to grow nationwide, a UNLV sociology professor, Dr. Robert Futrell, weighs in on how protests, demonstrations, or rallies can bring change. He says that change and how long the change can be seen is all relative.

TravelPulse

Since at least the early 1900s, Las Vegas has been known as Sin City, a place meant to be an adult playground where anything goes. Historically, that playground included a heavy dose of gambling and alcohol, along with all manner of nightlife.

Las Vegas Review Journal

It’s not a good sign in Carson City when members of your own party vote down your bill. But with less than two hours left in the Nevada Legislature’s 83rd session, a new version of Gov. Joe Lombardo’s landmark health care proposal — heavily amended by Democrats in the state Senate — left Republicans with little choice but to reject Senate Bill 495.

KSNV-TV: News 3

With big holidays like Memorial Day –that just passed –Fourth of July, and Labor Day, Las Vegas brings in thousands of people. However, as the years have gone by Las Vegas is experiencing a mixed bag in its tourism sector, with some metrics showing positive trends and others indicating a decline.

Liberal Arts Experts

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Recent Liberal Arts Accomplishments

John Curry (History) traveled to the University of Munster in Germany to present as part of the Translation and Multilingualism in Mongol and Post-Mongol Eurasia workshop. He presented a paper titled, "Speaking Chinese, Translating Persian: Strategies of the Autograph Manuscript of Alī Akbar Khaṭāyī’s Book of China," as part of a panel…
Christopher D. E. Willoughby (African American Studies; Interdisciplinary, Gender & Ethnic Studies) published the article "John Collins Warren—Journal Founder, Institution Builder, and Racial Theorist" in the June 12 issues of the New England Journal of Medicine. Written in collaboration with scholars from Harvard Medical…
Matthew Schurr and Brenna Renn (Psychology) published "Relation Between Executive Function Test Performance and Treatment Outcomes During Brief Psychotherapies for Later-Life Depression" in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry: Open Science, Education, and Practice. Schurr, an alumni of the UNLV Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program and Renn's…
Tim Gauthier (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) presented a paper, "Recent American Fiction and the Affective Heritage of 9/11," at the 26th Annual International Conference of the English Department at the University of Bucharest.
Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) appeared on KNPR's State of Nevada on May 22 to discuss the five year anniversary of George Floyd's death and the degree to which it has impacted policing in southern Nevada and throughout the country.
Margaret Harp (World Languages & Cultures) presented a paper, "Statuary as Atonement: Funereal Expression in Le Printemps d'Yver” at the 57th annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Association.