Attendees pose at the UNLV STEM Multicultural program ceremony.

Multicultural Program News

UNLV’s Multicultural Program encourages and recruits minority and underrepresented undergraduate and graduate students into the STEM and healthcare related disciplines, fosters a positive and caring learning atmosphere that supports classroom instruction and professional development, increases retention and graduation rates, and improves overall student success.

Current Multicultural Program News

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Campus News |

New resource coordinator has a personal passion for assisting immigrant students.

woman with graphic of "First Generation Week" behind her
Campus News |

La nueva coordinadora de recursos tiene una pasión personal de asistir a estudiantes inmigrantes.

Multicultural Program In The News

KSNV-TV: News 3

The future engineers are making their mark on local roads to improve transportation for drivers. The National Summer Transportation Institute (NSTI) hosted a two-week program to give students the opportunity to envision and redesign streets across the valley.

KSNV-TV: News 3

UNLV hosted a Teen Driver Safety Day to bring awareness of the consequences of driving impaired. The event featured a crash reenactment involving a teen who decided to drive drunk, a trauma surgeon who treats those "victims," and a staged trial with a judge who presides over DUI cases.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

A faculty member at UNLV has been on a mission to help minority and underrepresented students navigate college and get jobs in science and health fields.

Las Vegas Sun

There’s no reason for Las Vegas parents to fear conversations about critical race theory occurring at their children’s schools.

Las Vegas Sun

There’s no reason for Las Vegas parents to fear conversations about critical race theory occurring at their children’s schools.