News: Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

UNLV junior Sara Beth Brooks and freshman Matt Gomez
Campus News |

Students in UNLV's Sanford I. Berman Debate Forum win the Las Vegas Classic Invitational Collegiate Debate Tournament.

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Campus News |

National and university experts to discuss privacy, law and technology issues associated with aerial drone use.

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College of Education receives largest-ever gift from the estate of the late philanthropist Kitty Rodman for scholarships and graduate fellowships.

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Tara Leigh Myl, College of Education senior, honored by Nevada State Treasurer, UNLV President Donald Snyder.

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Campus News |

University submits application to begin process for accreditation by Liaison Committee on Medical Education; planning for inaugural entering class in fall 2017.

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Campus News |

UNLV ranks sixth for undergraduate ethnic diversity, according to U.S. News & World Report's "Best Colleges" publication; university ranked in top ten for fourth consecutive year.

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Research |

Doctoral student to research human skeletal remains in Turkey; graduating senior will teach English in Germany.

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Business and Community |

Businesses range from a dental stem cell company to a startup that makes dog toys controlled by smartphones.

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Campus News |

Ulmer, a nationally recognized expert on crisis communication and professor with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, will step in as dean July 1, 2014.

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Campus News |
National publication ranks UNLV 11th in its annual analysis of yield – the rate of students accepted who then enroll; up one spot from the past two years.
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Campus News |

UNLV financial aid counselor Jaime Carbajal Jr. shares tips on applying for federal aid, winning scholarships, and avoiding scams.

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People |

Composition instructor Sandra Hooven shares lessons with new freshman on how to approach the inevitable setbacks in their academic careers.