
Department of History News
The Department of History offers a curriculum that embraces the panorama of the past while also helping students fulfill their constitutions, humanities, multicultural, and international requirements. Our programs and courses also aim to enrich student's abilities to research, critically analyze, and effectively communicate.
Current History News
The rosiest headlines and highlights featuring the students and faculty of UNLV.
The rosiest headlines and highlights featuring the students and faculty of UNLV.
Headlines and highlights featuring the students and faculty of UNLV.

UNLV’s public history class creates exhibit to share collector's rare and powerful artifacts related to the Holocaust.

UNLV student and 'Survivor' contestant David Jelinsky returns to campus with lessons learned from his reality show appearance.
This month’s frosty headlines and highlights from the students and faculty of UNLV.
History In The News

The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) held a rally Sunday afternoon to oppose reported efforts to take away the independence of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Around 100 demonstrators gathered at the intersection of Eastern and Sunset, holding signs and chanting "U.S. mail is not for sale."

As the world awaits potential revelations from the Kennedy files, John F. Kennedy's connections to Las Vegas remain a fascinating chapter in history.

Metro Police and the FBI Las Vegas Field office are investigating after multiple cars were set on fire at Tesla Collision Center Tuesday morning. It was one of several incidents that have occurred across the country in the past week with authorities saying it may have been politically motivated.
Metro Police and the FBI Las Vegas Field office are investigating after multiple cars were set on fire at Tesla Collision Center Tuesday morning. It was one of several incidents that have occurred across the country in the past week with authorities saying it may have been politically motivated.

While St. Patrick's Day celebrations often produce images of T-shirts donning "Kiss me, I'm Irish," leprechaun hats and pubs full of people, the holiday holds a deeper meaning. Here's a look at who Ireland's patron saint was and why he is celebrated each year.

A line of people wound toward the doors of UNLV’s Greenspun Hall on Wednesday night, clutching in their hands copies of “Ghosts of a Holy War: The 1929 Massacre in Palestine That Ignited the Arab-Israeli Conflict,” the thick novel of award-winning journalist Yardena Schwartz.
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