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College of Education News

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Current Education News

The outside of the Marlow Early Childhood Education Campus.
Business and Community |

Opening fall 2026, the expanded campus will welcome up to 80 new little Rebels, giving more families access to high-quality early childhood education.

UNLV alumna Yvonne Hicks
People |

UNLV alumna Yvette Wintermute’s legacy of kindness and care continues through scholarships established by her twin sister, fellow alumna Yvonne Hicks.

Jenna Heath in a black, red, and white dress sits at table with iced coffee
People |

The administrative faculty honoree has built her career around helping students find confidence, direction, and community.

UNLV students introduce the art of play to preschoolers
Campus News |

UNLV education and fine arts students collaborate to create hands-on learning experiences for preschoolers — and discover new ways to bring subjects together.

colorful artwork depicting a classroom
Campus News |

Future elementary teachers turn a class project into a exhibition of art, storytelling, and collaboration at West Las Vegas Library.
 

man wears headphones while typing on a tablet
Research |

The relationship between listening to music and studying is complex, depending on factors like what kind of music a person is listening to.

Education In The News

Texas Observer

The State of Texas's latest takeovers of four school districts, including Fort Worth, Beaumont, Lake Worth, and Connally Independent School Districts (ISDs) have already had a direct cost to local taxpayers.

Nevada Current

Back-to-school season kicked off with an opening ceremony for the Marlow Early Childhood Education Campus on Wednesday at UNLV. The Marlow campus is an expansion of the Lynn Bennett Early Childhood Education Center and the UNLV/CSUN Preschool. The new campus will serve up to 80 additional preschool students and include space for early childhood and special education research.

Las Vegas Sun

The 12,500-square-foot Marlow Early Childhood Education Campus will serve as the hub for childcare and early childhood education learning opportunities at UNLV. The campus features multiple colorful buildings housing a conference room with smart technology; family lounges full of seating and activities for children; outdoor playground areas; green spaces; and more classrooms than the previous building.

Las Vegas Sun

It took eight toddlers to hold the line. Standing between UNLV Interim Dean Chris Heavey and Joseph Morgan, interim dean of the College of Education, on Wednesday afternoon the children clutched a chain of colorful paper rings stretched across the entrance of the brand new Marlow Early Childhood Education Campus — until Morgan tore it in half, opening a new home for the Lynn Bennett Early Childhood Education Center and the UNLV/CSUN Preschool.

Las Vegas Sun

It took eight toddlers to hold the line. Standing between UNLV Interim Dean Chris Heavey and Joseph Morgan, interim dean of the College of Education, on Wednesday afternoon the children clutched a chain of colorful paper rings stretched across the entrance of the brand new Marlow Early Childhood Education Campus — until Morgan tore it in half, opening a new home for the Lynn Bennett Early Childhood Education Center and the UNLV/CSUN Preschool.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

It’s a project that adds space for 80 more little Rebels this fall and increases the campus’ total capacity from nearly 200 to more than 300 children, from 6-week-old infants to 5-year-old preschoolers.

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Recent Education Accomplishments

Gerilyn Slicker (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) received a $300,000 award from the Stranahan Foundation.  Her project will develop and test an innovative leadership model to help elementary school principals strengthen the transition from preschool to kindergarten — supporting developmentally appropriate…
Tamekia Bell (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) presented preliminary findings from her research study titled "African American Women with Menopause: An Exploratory Study" at the Association for Adult Development and Aging (AADA) in Knoxville, Tennessee. 
Elizabeth Barrie (Teaching and Learning Innovation; Academic Affairs) recently helped author UPCEA's (online and professional education association) new Hallmarks of Excellence in Digital Learning Enterprises. Released by UPCEA, the framework provides practical guidance for colleges and universities seeking to strengthen digital learning…
Benita R. Brooks, Borna Nemet, Sinead Pelleschi, Cherish Olson, Chyllis E. Scott, and Kenneth J. Fasching-Varner (all Teaching & Learning) published an article titled, "Exploring teacher candidates' well-being literacy through the PERMA lens: A sequential mixed-methods study," in Action in Teacher Education. In this sequential explanatory…
Madeline Clark (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) published "Problems of Professional Competence, Remediation Interventions, and Outcomes in Counselor Education: A Case-Level Study" with colleagues from Kent State University in Counselor Education and Supervision.   
Bradley Marianno and Megan Griffard (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education and the Center for Research, Evaluation, and Assessment) received a $1 million dollar federal grant from the Institute of Education Sciences (Department of Education) to continue their study of Nevada's Pupil-Centered Funding Plan, the state's formula for…