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Honors College News

The Honors College is a selective college within the university that offers an enhanced undergraduate core experience for highly motivated students. We partner with the "discipline" colleges at UNLV where honors students pursue their academic majors.

Current Honors News

Some early studying during the opening week of the Spring 2026 semester (Josh Hawkins/UNLV).
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A look at some of the most eye-grabbing headlines featuring UNLV faculty, staff, and students.

group of students listening to speaker in upscale hotel space
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A one-of-a-kind seminar brings UNLV students inside Las Vegas’ most iconic resort properties, giving them access to MGM executives and an inside look at an industry that shapes the region.

Fall 25 commencement2
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A collection of the top news headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.

A professor shows two students a prototype.
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Do you know how to use a makerspace? This class will teach you.

Fall colors 2025
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Some of the biggest news headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.

The "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign.
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Welcome to the fabulous history of the Entertainment Capital of the World.

Honors In The News

Travel + Leisure

Instead of water, airplane toilets use a vacuum mechanism to suck waste into a holding tank and, despite rumors, it's safe to flush while seated on the toilet.

Newsweek

A passenger on a long-haul flight was left stunned after a flight attendant told travelers to keep their window shades closed to block out ultraviolet rays, prompting debate online about who really controls the view at 35,000 feet.

KSNV-TV: News 3

The Las Vegas bettors are getting set for its first Super Bowl since a series of arrests linked to insider betting.

Marketplace

Boeing raked in nearly $24 billion in revenue last quarter. That’s a 57% increase over the same period last year, according to the aerospace firm’s results call on Tuesday. One reason for the jump? After years of delays, Boeing is delivering more commercial aircrafts.

Reader's Digest

Grimy airplane windshield? Those fizzy drinks are good for more than refreshment.

Nevada Independent

The majority of the jurists are re-elected after opposition doesn’t materialize. Eight seats – seven in Clark County – will have new judges after retirements.

Honors Experts

An expert on commercial aviation, airport history, and travel.
An economist studying microeconometrics, economics of food security, health economics, and urban economics        
An expert in Nevada, Civil War, and gaming history.
An expert in ethnic and national identities, geopolitics, and cross-border cooperation in Eastern Europe and the European Union. 

Recent Honors Accomplishments

Julie Acheson, Safiyya Bintali, and Andrew Borts (all Information Technology) presented at the AI in the Classroom: A Virtual Summit, hosted by UNLV and UNR. Acheson, joined by Sam Leif (Teaching and Learning), presented on strategies to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into course creation and design workflows while recognizing the…
Michael Green (Honors), as executive director for the Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association, oversaw their annual conference, July 30-August 1, in Santa Clara, California. Graduate assistant Fabian Rebolledo also participated. Green also chaired a panel featuring three recent UNLV Ph.D.'s in history: Christina Lamoreux,…
Michael Chin (Honors College) published a work of creative non-fiction with Louisiana State University's New Delta Review titled "And He Didn't Get Hurt."
William Sipe (Honors College), assistant professor-in-residence, has released a co-authored book with Casey Ryan Kelly titled, Manifesting Violence: White Terrorism, Digital Culture, and the Rhetoric of Replacement. It investigates the ways in which racial hate is spread through digital ecosystems, including through jokes, memes, and manifestos.…
Michael Chin (Honors) published a piece of creative non-fiction titled “Phantom Pain” with Florida International University’s Gulf Stream Literary Magazine.
Michael Chin (Honors College) published his new book, "Territories," a collection of linked short stories, through Serving House Books.