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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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Arts and Culture |

UNLV’s literary institute launches two new fellowship programs.

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Campus News |

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

young male student holds large check from competition win
Campus News |

Despite working with a challenging U.S. market, team STheory's bold strategy leads to big payoff.

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People |

Master problem solver and triple alumna Valarie Burke of the Graduate College helps make it happen at graduation.

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Campus News |

Rebel Grounds’ cafe operations manager brews the perfect blend of precision and creativity to keep campus energized throughout the day.

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Campus News |

A collection of colorful headlines featuring UNLV staff and students.

Liberal Arts In The News

Women's Wear Daily

Melania Trump appeared to be all business to join President Trump for Monday’s signing of the Take It Down Act.

KNPR News

Nevada is the only state in the country where some form of sex work or prostitution is legal. In counties with fewer than 700,000 people, brothels have been legal since the early 1970s. Some say it's a regulated way to maintain safety for the workers and customers in a world where prostitution will never really disappear, while others say no to prostitution in any form. But today, we're going to look at two aspects of sex work.

Nevada Current

A recent survey of sex workers in Nevada found nearly all lack confidence in the criminal legal system and feel law enforcement doesn’t take sexual assault allegations seriously.

New York Post

Bach to the future: Neuroscientist says a centuries-old classical tune could be the secret to crushing your to-do list.

Parade

Should you listen to music while you work? It’s a polarizing question. Some people find working in silence boring and say that music helps them focus on the task at hand. Others say that music makes it hard for them to concentrate, causing them to work slower.

AARP

Storing more than a century of American IDs, the program’s database is a go-to resource for cultural historians — and a source of inspiration for parents-to-be.

Liberal Arts Experts

An expert on the apocalypse, and American literature and culture.
An expert in neuroscience, glia biology, and human behavior.  
An expert in the evolution of human nutrition, hunter-gatherer societies, and the division of labor between the sexes. 
An expert in Nevada, Civil War, and gaming history.
An expert on the history of slavery and racism's impact on African Americans' health care.
An expert on Russia, religion, and U.S. and international history.

Recent Liberal Arts Accomplishments

Nicholas Barron (Anthropology) published "Syllabus Attack!: Dwelling on the History of Anthropology" in the History of Anthropology Review. This essay considers recent and ongoing efforts to teach the history of anthropology to undergraduates against the backdrop of the latest incarnation of disciplinary and institutional crisis in anthropology.…
Ph.D. student Liam Johnson (Anthropology) was recognized by Nevada Child Seekers with its Community Hero Award for his work with the Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner. Johnson, along with Clark County Coroner Melanie Rouse, co-organized the Missing in Nevada Day program, which brought together agencies, families, and the…
Katherine Walker (English) was an invited speaker at the symposium, "Usable Temporalities: Time and Writing in Early Modern Almanacs and Calendars," in Fribourg, Switzerland. 
Cassaundra Rodriguez (Sociology) published a paper in Ethnic and Racial Studies titled, "The Affective Bargain: How the Latino Children of Immigrants Create Joy, Love, and Pride Through Mariachi.”
Susan Byrne (World Languages and Cultures) has published "The Aesthetic Turn in Cervantes" with University of Toronto Press. In this new book, Byrne looks at the central role of early modern Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes in the development of modern-day aesthetics.
On May 9, World Heritage USA, as part of its Monuments Toolkit program, released a Monumental Project Podcast interview with Susan Lee Johnson (History) titled "Kit Carson and Monuments of the West." Conducted by Noah Price ('21 BA UNLV; '22 MA University College Dublin), the interview ranged across multiple representations of Christopher "Kit"…