News: College of Liberal Arts

Gwynn Hobbs Grant speaks at a podium
Athletics |

Former UNLV basketball player Gwynn Hobbs Grant encourages Native American youths to create their own success.

Poet Heather Winterer reads selections from her book "The Two Standards" during the Black Mountain Institute Alumni Reading Series
Arts and Culture |

Writers will contribute to the cultural landscape at UNLV and the community.

Fireworks ignite during commencement
People |

UNLV has a commencement tradition for the president to select and highlight exceptional students who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.

Manuela Bowles sits at a table and reads
Research |

New graduate and author Manuela Bowles on rejection letters, Margaret Atwood, and building a career long before commencement.

student Alexis Hilts and assistant professor Matt Bernacki
Research |

Undergrad Alexis Hilts will present her honors thesis at the American Psychological Association's national conference.

Closeup of books
Research |

From professional reasons to personal connections, faculty across campus share why they’re fond of certain works they penned.

Palm trees and U.N.L.V. banner
Business and Community |

Offered for the first time this year, the Community Engagement Awards recognize four UNLV employees for commitment to community-focused research and service.

Artwork by Julie Oppermann
Arts and Culture |

A pair of neuroscience professors break down Julie Oppermann's works, which very deliberately manipulate the brain.

Tubes containing cannabis
Business and Community |

UNLV alumni tell us why they took a chance on Nevada’s budding marijuana industry.

Herb J. Santos Jr.
People |

Herb J. Santos Jr., the Liberal Arts Alumnus of the Year, finds opportunity in adversity.

Miesha Marzell
Research |

Former UNLV posdoctoral scholar Miesha Marzell credits her fellowship for helping her career as a professor. 

Jonathan Rhodes Lee
Arts and Culture |

Consonance, dissonance, and a snippy critic were at the heart of this derisive term for some of classical's greats.