News: College of Liberal Arts

Black Mountain Institute discussion
Campus News |

Donation from Jim and Beverly Rogers funds new Black Mountain Institute Prize for Fiction, increases stipends for creative writing.

A man in a blue shirt and jeans putting their hand on a white short wall
People |

The many occupations of alumnus H. Lee Barnes provide fodder for the award-winning books he writes. His latest takes us into the casino culture.

U-N-L-V sign
Campus News |

Alumni Association announces recipients of its Alumni of the Year, Outstanding Faculty Awards. Fred Albrecht receives top honors.

Michael Ian Borer
People |

Got Red Sox fever? Here’s why you’re a devoted fan.

Ranita Ray
People |

The new ethnographer explores the reasons it's so hard to escape poverty.

The front view of the Student Wellness Center
Campus News |

University one of only 30 nationwide to earn ‘seal of approval’ from Jed Foundation, a national non-profit that advocates suicide prevention among college students.

Palm trees and U.N.L.V. banner
Arts and Culture |

Writers and speakers engage audiences in lively social and political debate at BMI's series of free public events.

Palm trees and U.N.L.V. banner
Campus News |
University Forum brings experts from UNLV and across the nation to discuss a range of political, social and cultural issues this fall.
Jefferson Kinney
Research |

Psychology professor Jefferson Kinney picks apart the brain to find the cellular mechanism responsible for Alzheimer's and schizophrenia.

Thelma Todd in a still from 1931
People |

Murdered by a mobster? A surprising suicide? Alumnus says the truth behind Thelma Todd’s death wouldn’t make a dramatic movie ending.

Andy Kirk
People |

The director of UNLV's public history program explains why the myth that Las Vegas has no history persists.

Couple walking their dogs
Research |

How attached you are to your dog might have something to do with how it came into your life, UNLV anthropology study suggests.