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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

Four family members, including three women and one man, pose after a UNLV volleyball match
Athletics |

From the football field to the basketball hardwood to the volleyball court, two generations of the Harris family beam with Rebel Pride.

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Campus News |

From artful storytelling to belly dance, a study abroad fair to global Thanksgiving feast, this year’s International Education Week will infuse campus with extra flair and flavor.

A red banner with the UNLV logo. Above, a plane flies.
Campus News |

The initiative serves as the university’s central hub for international programs and initiatives.

aerial view of Lied Library and Las Vegas Strip
Campus News |

The Sands Institute for Chinese Language and Culture expands global learning opportunities.

Fall colors 2025
Campus News |

Some of the biggest news headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.

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Arts and Culture |

Open to the public through Dec. 20, the collection was curated through a collaboration between the museum and UNLV's Asian and Asian American Studies program.

Liberal Arts In The News

Las Vegas Review Journal

Researchers at UNLV are trying to determine if a kitchen spice could become a way to treat seizures.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Researchers at UNLV are trying to determine if a kitchen spice could become a way to treat seizures.

AARP

With more older adults engaging in sports betting and other types of gambling, here are some warning signs that your gambling habit is turning into a problem.

Huffington Post

MAGA is seeing red over a pink J.Crew sweater for men.

Business Insider

Humans have been building cities for centuries, but they don't always last. In some cases, nature has reclaimed them. Other times, people simply built on top of older structures.

A+E

Notorious Boston kingpin James “Whitey” Bulger’s reign over the city’s criminal underworld has proven one few gangsters could emulate in real life. But in Hollywood, the high-profile, Irish American mob boss has served as a blueprint for loathsome and complex characters in several blockbuster movies and television story lines. The late Bulger’s astonishing double life as an infamous, ruthless gang leader who simultaneously served as a top-level FBI informant is considered by some to be cinema gold.

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Recent Liberal Arts Accomplishments

John Curry (History) presented a paper titled, "Overlooked Contexts: How Shifting Mediterranean Relationships Contributed to the Muradid Wars of Succession," on Nov. 23 at the annual meeting of the Middle East Studies Association in Washington, D.C. The paper was part of a broader panel on "Outsiders and Intermediaries in Ottoman Tunis and the…
Jessica Teague (English) was recently featured in an SF Gate article that talks about the past and present of the Vegas lounge scene.  “Music is a central part to how this city has conceptualized itself,” Teague said. Historically, jazz has been in Vegas since the city’s infancy, according to Teague: Blues and jazz pianist Jelly…
Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) recently appeared on the "Hot and Bothered" podcast to discuss the history of the marriage ritual "jumping the broom" and its relevance to Black American popular culture.
Shane Kraus (Psychology) and colleagues published a paper, "Childhood and Adolescent/Adult Sexual Abuse in Relation to Sexual Function and Distress: Findings from a Cross-Cultural Study of 42 Countries," in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence.  Shane Kraus (Psychology) and colleagues published a paper, "Sexual Assertiveness and Sexual…
Katherine Walker (English) delivered an invited community talk to the Peter White Library titled: "From Saint to Santa: The Curious History of Claus."
Arely Orozco (Hispanic Studies) presented her paper, “Entre lo místico y lo carnal: símbolos religiosos en el erotismo de Aura,” at the International Colloquium of Mexican and Hispanic American Literature, held in Hermosillo on Nov. 14, 2025.