News: School of Public Policy and Leadership

Stands stand behind the police tape of a simulated crime scene
Campus News |

Urban Adventure class draws in multiple disciplines to create a uniquely detailed scenario for students.

Jim Stelk talks to three students during the Urban Adventure class.
Campus News |

Urban Adventure class draws on police, social workers, actors and more to make a complex scenario come to life for Urban Affairs students.

exterior of UNLV Greenspun Building
Campus News |

Applications now open for all UNLV graduate students; internships begin in June and focus on the integration of policymaking, finance, effective communication.

Greenspun Building
Business and Community |

City resilience framework will focus on health and wellness, economy and society, infrastructure and environment, and leadership and strategy.

Keith Rogers and Rebecca Rogers, wearing graduation robes, pose overlooking a pathway on the UNLV campus.
People |

She's daring and he's diverse. Both are committed to helping UNLV students achieve their dreams.

Miranda Berrie walking down a corridor
People |

Thanks to a new online bachelor's degree in urban studies, Miranda Barrie has been able to work, travel, campaign, and study on her own terms.

Katheryn "K.C." Brekken, Assistant Research Professor for the School of Public Policy and Leadership and MGM Resorts International Institute at UNLV poses in front of the Las Vegas Strip.
People |

Ask this researcher about how citizens can be part of policy solutions.

Michael Gordon
People |

Graduate College Alumnus of the Year Michael Gordon got a big boost when he was new in this country.

Michael Gordon
People |

The Rotary Club made it possible for Achievement in Service Award winner Michael Gordon to come to UNLV. Now he's giving back to the city.

two women and a man in breezeway
Business and Community |

Community graduate research assistant program connects students to the nonprofit community.

woman outside
People |

The president of the grad student association and UNLV employee added another Rebel degree to her credentials.

Portrait of Yuri Graves, UNLV's first emergency manager, stands by a call box.
People |

The university's emergency manager comes by his experience with crisis planning courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard.