Arts and Culture
| February 8, 2017
Looking for a Good Las Vegas Book?
Humanities Librarian Priscilla Finley on the depictions of our city in the new "Writers Imagine Las Vegas" exhibit at Lied Library.
Topic: books and literature
Research
| February 2, 2017
9/11 Fiction, Empathy, and Otherness
Liberal arts professor Tim Gauthier explores post-9/11 fiction to determine what these stories say about how the tragedy changed us.
Research
| December 15, 2016
Contesting Intersex: The Dubious Diagnosis
Georgiann Davis, intersex educator and advocate, seeks to inform the current sociopolitical discourse on the subject through her new book.
Campus News
| October 14, 2016
When Treatment Is Trauma
David J. Morris' 'Evil Hours,' a gripping personal account of PTSD and its treatments, is worthy of conversation for all of us.
Arts and Culture
| September 23, 2016
Quick Take: Censorship and Comics
Library technician Katherine Keller is fighting censorship of comic books and graphic novels through her work with the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.
Arts and Culture
| August 31, 2016
Get Your Shakespeare On This September
University Libraries packs the month with 14 events to celebrate the playwright's First Folio! exhibit. Plans include lectures, performances, and kids activities.
People
| April 8, 2016
The Comedy and Drama of Fifth Grade
When Marquin Parks challenged his class to read more, he found his own voice as a writer. Now the College of Education alumnus has two book series under his belt.
People
| November 10, 2015
Collecting Books in the Modern World
Ardent collector and UNLV alumna Beverly Rogers on the value of books as historic artifacts.
Arts and Culture
| November 10, 2015
'There Was a Kind of Wonderful Destiny to It'
An oral history of the Black Mountain Institute by founder Carol C. Harter, president emerita.
People
| November 10, 2015
'We Wanted to Push Our Students Into the Larger World'
Black Mountain Institute co-founder and globetrotting author Richard Wiley reflects on life after BMI and the gift of international perspective in an international city.
Arts and Culture
| November 10, 2015
The Meaning of the Mountain
UNLV’s Black Mountain Institute heads into its second decade: A roundtable discussion on mission, money, and dreams in the Republic of Letters.
Arts and Culture
| November 6, 2015
The Black Mountain Institute's 2nd Decade
A place of support for graduate students? A space for writers to solidify their ideas? A venue for provocative conversations? The Black Mountain Institute is that and more. This series examines its impact on UNLV and its plans for the future.