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The UNLV Department of Sociology combines innovative research with teaching and community service to address questions of social change, diversity, social justice, and sustainability in urban environments.

We are very sad to announce that Dr. Andrew Spivak, Associate Professor of Sociology, passed away Monday, January 25, 2021 due to complications from a rare liver disease. Andrew was a valued colleague and friend to many across the college and university. An award-winning teacher and crime and delinquency scholar, he played vital roles in Sociology as a mentor to many students and a supportive colleague in Sociology, the College of Liberal Arts, and around the university.
What's Happening

A collection of news stories from the new year highlighting the experts and events at UNLV.

Great places are made of great people. Here are a few who made the news in 2020.

A sampling of university experts who sounded off on the year’s monumental movements surrounding race, ethnicity, and gender.

Graduate College Alumna of the Year's time at UNLV left her with an appreciation for parsing differing, and often contradictory, viewpoints en route to becoming a champion for animals.
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In the News
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Mar. 4, 2021 | Marketplace
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Feb. 18, 2021 | Nevada Current
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Feb. 3, 2021 | AGORARN
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Jan. 30, 2021 | KTNV-TV: ABC 13
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Jan. 28, 2021 | exame.
Upcoming Events
Our Faculty
Experts
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Interim Vice President of Economic Development
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Associate Professor of Sociology
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Associate Professor, Sociology
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Associate Professor, Sociology
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Assistant Professor of Sociology
Accomplishments
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Feb. 24, 2021
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Jan. 11, 2021
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Dec. 7, 2020
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The Department of Sociology is one of the departments in the College of Liberal Arts.