News: William F. Harrah College of Hospitality
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For as long as she can remember, Alexis Freudenberger’s life has revolved around breakfast. Now, the graduate student is learning all the tricks of the hospitality trade — and figuring out just how and where she will apply them.
Nontraditional student scholars benefit from re-entry scholarships.
A collection of news stories highlighting the experts and events at UNLV.
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Passionate about serving others, this alumna knows genuine hospitality matters.
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Feeling lucky to have found his calling, this alumnus hopes to empower others to reach their full potential.
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Devoted to helping others, this alumna is a champion in the nonprofit world.
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UNLV hospitality professor journeys through pain and shame to discover his identity.
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A collection of news stories from the new year highlighting the experts and events at UNLV.
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Best Teaching Practices Expo leans into a new way to offer hospitality internships to students.
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With a gaming-centered master’s degree newly in hand, UNLV Hospitality grad Margaret Simpson is bringing powerful leadership to her tribe’s Oregon casino.
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Great places are made of great people. Here are a few who made the news in 2020.
As the pandemic tightened its grip on Nevada, the nation, and the world, UNLV responded in ways big and small. Members of the media also turned to UNLV's faculty experts for answers.