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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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Campus News |

A collection of top headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.

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Campus News |

The Rebel Career Champions Network Showcase highlights ways departments are helping students prepare for their future careers long before graduation.

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Campus News |

Plus: Watch the Spring 2026 Commencement recap video.

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People |

The newest Rebel grads reflect on their time at UNLV and share what the future holds.

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People |

Joyce Woodhouse leaves Nevada better for children and families.

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Arts and Culture |

As BTS returns to Las Vegas for a new world tour, UNLV's K-pop Club turns a shared interest into a student community.

Education In The News

KNPR News

Takeaways from Nevada's 2026 primary election, negotiating childcare availability and costs during summer break, and Vegas' largest fringe festival returns for its second year — all that and more on the latest episode of KNPR's State of Nevada.

Texas Observer

The state education agency took over four additional districts this spring, installing leaders linked to Houston’s state-imposed superintendent, Mike Miles, including two who worked for his former charter school network.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

A unique feat for a father and daughter here in Las Vegas, finishing school at the same time with perfect 4.0 GPAs. Ebenezer Belete graduated with his PhD from UNLV while his daughter, 16-year-old Tracy Belete, graduated from high school.

KSNV-TV: News 3

With the Vegas Golden Knights set to open the Stanley Cup Final against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, the series is already being felt far beyond the ice. Southern Nevada businesses and workers are poised to benefit from a surge in sports-driven spending.

KSNV-TV: News 3

With the Vegas Golden Knights set to open the Stanley Cup Final against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, the series is already being felt far beyond the ice. Southern Nevada businesses and workers are poised to benefit from a surge in sports-driven spending.

Nevada Independent

The three most prominent candidates vary widely in what they think the funding goal should be, not to mention their plans for getting there.

Education Experts

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Recent Education Accomplishments

Trenton Dawson, Marcedes Butler, and Kenneth Varner (all Teaching and Learning) published “What counts as competent teaching? A systematic narrative synthesis of teacher competencies in K-12 education” in the Teaching & Teacher Education journal.
Trent W. Dawson, Marcedes Butler, and Kenneth J. Fasching-Varner (Education) published "What counts as competent teaching? A systematic narrative synthesis of teacher competencies in K–12 education" in Teaching and Teacher Education, 181, 105684. This review systematically synthesizes the teacher competency literature to examine which competencies…
Gerilyn Slicker (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education), along with colleagues from University of Oklahoma - Tulsa and The University of Delaware, published "State policy predictors of child care centers’ utilization of subsidies for children from underserved groups" in Children and Youth Services Review.  This study identified…
Dan Wright (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and  Higher Education), along with several international colleagues, published an article in Journal of Affective Disorders on mothers' birth-related PTSD symptoms, based on data from 31 countries. This is part of ongoing multicultural birth-related mental health research . 
Sarah Surrain (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education), along with colleagues, published the article, “Tuning in to Development: How Home Music Activities Relate to Language and Motor Skills in Toddlers from Monolingual and Multilingual Home Environments” in Infancy.
Brett Gleason, Heather Dahl, and graduate student Taylor Milner (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services), along with a colleague from Oregon State University - Cascades, published their study, "Bridging Nature and Counselor Education: Utilization and Barriers to EcoWellness" in the Journal of Humanistic Counseling.