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College of Education News

The College of Education creates an intellectual environment that promotes quality instruction, significant research, and professional service. With four unique departments, graduates receive the necessary tools and experiences to make an impact on local, national, and global scales.

Current Education News

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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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Business and Community |

From hosting science field trips to delivering therapy services to rural areas, UNLV enriches the lives of Nevadans. 

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People |

The assistant director of the Sciences Advising Center wants everyone to know: There's so much more to being an advisor than telling students what classes to take.

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People |

The Radiance Project, led by LeAnne Salazar-Montoya, expands pathways to leadership for Latinx educators. It also earned her the 2025 Service-Learning Faculty Award.

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People |

Kenny Varner, the 2025 Faculty/Staff Community Outreach Award winner, tackles the state's critical teacher shortage through the Nevada Forward Initiative.

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Campus News |

A UNLV-record 28 graduate and professional programs placed within the nation’s top 100 in their discipline, including 14 from Boyd School of Law.

Education In The News

The Elko Daily Free Press

A McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act for homeless youth in Elko County has lost its federal funding from the Nevada Department of Education.

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Nevada’s top betting operators have another sporting event to look forward to. WrestleMania 41 is expected to bring in $215 million for the Las Vegas economy, as it draws attention to Las Vegas' growing status as a world-class international sports and entertainment capital.

KSNV-TV: News 3

WrestleMania 41 is set to make a significant economic impact on Las Vegas, although it may not reach the heights of the Las Vegas Grand Prix or the Super Bowl.

Forbes

At the local level in Clark County, Nevada, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is addressing teacher shortages with the launch of the NV|Forward Initiative, the state’s first teacher apprenticeship program. With a 97% graduation rate, this initiative is helping to close the teacher gap and meet regional workforce needs.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

A bill in the Nevada Legislature would add more mental health professionals in Nevada schools and children’s programs, all to help tens of thousands of children and families who do not have access to care.

Yahoo!

Being kind never gets old and it is the simple things that can make it better for everyone. A preschool is teaching kindness to educate little learners about the harms of bullying. The hope is that they use this practice to build social bonds.

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Recent Education Accomplishments

April Ursula Fox (Educational Psychology) presented the session titled, "Making Science Education Memorable with Zines at the Natural History Museum: A Mixed Methods Study," at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2025. The session offered a deep dive into her current research on the use of Zines as educational tools that…
Students from the special education doctoral program presented at the Nevada Association for the Education of Young Children (NevAEYC) conference on April 25-26. Turia Penkalski (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) presented a session titled, "Supporting the Inclusion of Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities with Pyramid…
Associate professor Jenna Weglarz-Ward (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) presented three sessions at the recent Nevada Association for the Education of Young Children (NevAEYC) and Division for Early Childhood (NVDEC) annual conference. Her sessions centered around supporting young children with disabilities and their families…
Asma Awan, Timothy Grigsby, and  Christopher Johansen, (all Social and Behavioral Health), Chia-Liang Dai (Teaching and Learning), and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health and Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine) presented a poster titled, "Explaining the Correlates of the Multi-Theory Model (MTM) of Health Behavior Change in Visual…
Cameron Coleman (Teaching and Learning) was asked to serve as a Founding Board Member for Citizens of the World Charter Schools - Las Vegas.
Madeleine Purcell Corbett (School Psychology) published "Five Lessons From My First Year of Training" in the most recent issue of National Association of School Psychology (NASP) Communique.