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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 |

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.

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People |

The Eileen McGarry Career Champion of the Year focuses on the 'how' and 'why' of career readiness.

Education In The News

KNPR News

From 2016 to 2024, the share of Americans who reported feeling significant stress about presidential elections rose 17%. Election stress is now reported by nearly 70% of people who responded to an American Psychological Association survey.

KNPR News

From 2016 to 2024, the share of Americans who reported feeling significant stress about presidential elections rose 17%. Election stress is now reported by nearly 70% of people who responded to an American Psychological Association survey.

KSNV-TV: News 3

UNLV’s newest graduates crossed the stage this spring with degrees in hand and a wide range of stories behind them. UNLV awarded more than 3,700 degrees during its spring 2026 commencement at the Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday.

Las Vegas Review Journal

By 2031, every Clark County School District student will be graduating with skills and experiences to set them up for success in their careers.

Las Vegas Review Journal

The Clark County School District’s plunging enrollment is a trend with no end in sight. Projections show that school funding could drop by nearly a quarter-billion dollars by 2030 as fewer students enroll to fill district classrooms.

Las Vegas Review Journal

For decades, the Clark County School District was one of the fastest growing school systems in the nation, buoyed by a booming gaming and tourism industry and low housing costs. Just seven years ago, when enrollment peaked, the district boasted 335,333 students in its classrooms. Then came the decline.

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Recent Education Accomplishments

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.
The College of Education recently recognized the following faculty and staff for their outstanding contributions: Heather Dahl-Jacinto, Distinguished Associate/Full Professor (Tenure Track)  Sarah Wolff, Distinguished Assistant Faculty-in-Residence   Heather Van Ness, Distinguished Associate/Full Faculty-in-Residence…
S. Kathleen Krach and Shengtian Wu (both Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services), along with Rob Dixon (University of Wisconsin-La Crosse), edited a special issue for the journal School Psychology Training and Pedagogy (SPTP), which is published by Trainers of School Psychologists (TSP). The special issue was on "…
Sage Stafford and Dan Wright (both AQUA; Education) published "Rank-Poisson Transformation for Use with Count Data in Poisson Regression" in Applied Math. Count data are common in the educational, medical, social, and physical sciences. We examined different transformations and approaches when the data were not distributed Poisson.
Alain Bengochea (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) has been appointed vice chair of Nevada's newly established English Learner Advisory Council for the 2025-2026 interim, created under legislation passed during the 83rd Nevada Legislative Session. The council is charged with studying and advising on policies related to English…
Hasan Deniz (Teaching and Learning) and Ph.D. student Dilara Kara-Zorluoglu (Teaching and Learning) published with co-authors Ezgi Yesilyurt (Utah State University), Erdogan Kaya (University of Texas at Arlington), Refika Turgut (University of South Carolina Upstate), and Elif Adibelli-Sahin an article titled “Unpacking the sources of computer…