Katrina Liu (Teaching and Learning) was among 15 scholars nationwide invited to speak at Stanford University’s 2018 Race, Inequality and Language in Education (RILE) Conference earlier this month. The theme of the conference was "An Exploration of Interdisciplinary Research: Redefining Problems, Reimagining Possibilities, &…

Steven T. Bickmore (Teaching & Learning) and co-editors were selected as recipients of the 2019 Divergent Award for Excellence in 21st Century Literacies Award for their publication, Towards a More Visual Literacy: Shifting the Paradigm with Digital Tools and Young Adult Literature.  This award honors those who diverge from…

Marcela Rodriguez-Campo (Teaching and Learning) was published in Latinx Spaces as part of a series on the separation of families. Her piece “We Were the Ones Left Behind: A Testimonio of Family Separation” documents the trauma of being separated from family, and the effects of immigration on children as a critique of recent policies.…

Hasan Deniz (Teaching & Learning) is the co-editor of  Evolution Education Around the Globe, which was published by Springer. He also is the  two co-author of the introductory and concluding chapters of the book.

Sophie Ladd (Teaching and Learning) and Amanda Melilli (Libraries) recently had an article, "Sacrifices and Scars, Trials and Triumphs, Resilience and Resolve: Reflections of Refugee and Immigrant Experiences" published in the spring 2018 edition of the Journal of Children's Literature. 

Iesha Jackson (Teaching and Learning) co-authored an empirical study that explores how secondary educators of color attempt to support their Black and Latino male students’ navigation of particular inequities related to college knowledge and access. The research, published in the Journal of Teacher Education, highlights culturally relevant…

Erica Reid (Teaching & Learning) was named the American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education's  Holmes Scholar of the Month for May 2018. The Holmes Program seeks to enrich the scholarly experience and professional training of talented graduate-level students from underrepresented minority backgrounds or students with…

Steven T. Bickmore (Teaching and Learning) is a leading scholar and advocate for the teaching of young adult literature. He writes a weekly blog post on the subject. On Oct. 4 he addressed the Las Vegas shooting and the role of teachers. The National Council of Teacher of English quoted from the blog and posted a link in…

Howard R.D Gordon (Teaching & Learning) served as a panel speaker at the 2017 Southern Nevada Urban Agriculture and Food Sustainability Forum in August. The focus of the discussion was how "Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM) and Career & Technical Education (CTE) Can Prepare the Future Agriculture Workforce Through…

Sharon Tettegah (Teaching & Learning) has been elected treasurer-elect of Division 15 (Educational Psychology) of the American Psychological Association. The mission of the division is to expand and apply psychological knowledge and theory relevant to education and promote joint action with others having similar purposes in…

Howard Gordon (Teaching and Learning) and Samantha Godbey (University Libraries) are co-editors of the Journal of Research in Technical Careers, a new peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by the department of teaching and learning and hosted by UNLV Libraries. The journal published its inaugural issue in May.

The Multicultural Educational Services Alliance (MESA) Team (Education) was chosen from more than 90 applicants as a focus project at the national Teach to Lead Summit held in Washington, D.C., last month. The annual teacher preparation summit seeks to spotlight and advance groundbreaking research and work happening in states, districts, and…