Luis Ortega and Kristine Jan C. Espinoza (both Educational Psychology & Higher Education) presented during the CSN Spring Convocation on Jan. 15, on "Exploring 'Servingness' at CSN for Dual Designated HSI and AANAPISI Statuses." Both Ortega and Espinoza are doctoral students.

Giuseppe Natale (World Languages and Cultures) has been awarded a contribution from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, aimed at supporting and expanding Italian programs at foreign universities. The award of 12,000 euros will support maintenance of existing second- and third-year offerings in Italian…

Kenneth M. Miller (Political Science) gave a presentation titled "Assessing 2020 Pre-election Polls in Nevada and Nationwide" at the Perspectives on Polling Methodology Virtual Symposium hosted by the Nevada chapter of the American Statistical Association.

Kevin Wright (Student Diversity & Social Justice) served as a panelist to discuss the nuances of navigating business organizations at California State University, East Bay.

Manoj Sharma (Environmental and Occupational Health) recently had a poster accepted into UNLV's Best Teaching Practices Expo. The poster focuses on "Remote Teaching of Research Methods." Research Methods, offered by the School of Public Health, was taught remotely by Manoj Sharma to undergraduate students (primarily from public health) in…

Kendra Gage (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) was profiled in the story "Kendra Gage: Teaching Implicit Bias and Anti-Racism in the Classroom" for Salud America! The story focuses on her experiences teaching African American studies and the civil rights movement.

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) published "Replies to My Interlocutors" in Philosophy Today, which featured a symposium on her book Socially Undocumented: Identity and Immigration Justice (Oxford University Press, 2020). 

Romeo Jackson (Student Diversity & Social Justice) was recently awarded the Dr. Sheltreese D. McCoy Advocacy Award from the Coalition of Sexuality and Gender Identities, which is a part of the American College Personnel Association . The Dr. Sheltreese D. McCoy Advocacy Award is given in recognition of significant student or…

Paul W. Werth (History) is about to release a new book, 1837: Russia's Quiet Revolution with Oxford University Press. In chapters ranging from poetry and opera to empire and industry, the book paints a rich and vivid portrait of Russia at a critical moment, when the world's largest country acquired many of its most distinctive and outstanding…