Kendra Gage (Interdisciplinary, Gender and Ethnic Studies) presented a paper at the Historians of the Twentieth Century United States annual conference entitled "Hell on the Streets: The 1992 Las Vegas Westside Riot," where she discussed the historical practices of discrimination, employment and educational disparities, and police brutality…

Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) provided comment for Insider.com on the recent racist attacks against actress Laci Mosley who is cast in the reboot of iCarly, which will premiere on the Paramount+ streaming service this summer.

Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) published an essay, "‘How Much More Must I Suffer?’: Post-Traumatic Stress and the Lingering Impact of Violence upon Enslaved People" in Slavery and Abolition, the leading academic journal for the study of slave and post-slave studies. This was a special issue dedicated to scholarship…

Lynn Comella (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) was one of eight fellows selected for the 2021-22 class at the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. She will receive funding to further the national conversation regarding freedom of expression and democratic participation on college campuses.…

Tyler Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) was interviewed by KTNV channel 13 reporter Jeremy Chen regarding the possibility of protests in the Las Vegas Valley and elsewhere following the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial. Parry is an assistant professor of African American and Africa diaspora studies. He also was interviewed by…

Sheila Bock (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) gave a virtual presentation,“From Neo-Nazis and Coughing Karens: Grappling with Intentionality in the Time of COVID-19,” at the Western States Folklore Society annual meeting.

Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) provided testimony in front of the Nevada Legislature during the Assembly Committee on Judiciary earlier this week. He expressed his strong support for AB395, a bill that would abolish the death penalty in Nevada. Parry shared information on the historical links between capital…

Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) in coordination with the Nevada Coalition Against the Death Penalty published a piece, "Nevada Should Abolish the Death Penalty," in The Nevada Independent. He was then interviewed by Pat Lynch of Women's Radio Network on the Speak Up! segment "Abolishing the Death Penalty," where…

Constancio R. Arnaldo Jr. (Interdisciplinary, Gender, & Ethnic Studies) published an article, "'We're Just as Good and Even Better than You": Asian American Female Flag Footballers and the Racial Politics of Competition." in the Journal of Asian American Studies. 

Erika Gisela Abad (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) has been interviewed by KLAS-TV regarding the historical significance of the term Latinx in the context of its use and presence in last election season's cycle. 

Erika G. Abad (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) was featured on "The Art People Podcast." Learn about her passion for teaching, writing, social justice, and art. She discusses the importance of murals as public art for the Latinx community, the complexities of representation in media, and so much more.

Tyler D. Parry (African American and Africa Diaspora Studies) was interviewed by Gabby Hart of Channel 3 News in Las Vegas to discuss the troubling history of medical experimentation upon Black people in the United States.