News: College of Liberal Arts

Bernajane Palisoc works in UNLV's neuropsychology lab with professor Daniel Allen
Research |

The new Office of Undergraduate Research helps students engage in and celebrate their research and creative activity.

Ashley Weckesser
People |

Ask this Grad College staff member to call out a military cadence and you might be surprised at the results.

movie posters
Arts and Culture |

Music professor Jonathan Lee on the birth of the Hollywood "Southern" — films and music that created the atmosphere of the South. Catch his University Forum talk Feb. 24.

coloured woodcut
Arts and Culture |

Why do we sing the national anthem before a ballgame and hear the same plucking of the koto strings when a movie is set in Japan? Ethnomusicologist Richard Miller explains.

Mary-Ann Winkelmes
Campus News |

UNLV leads the country with a program that proves even small changes to assignments can yield big results in classroom success — especially among first-generation students.

Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy
People |

Communication studies professor Jacob Thompson on campaign history and how UNLV's selection as a debate site will leave a lasting mark on campus. Plus: Details on community watch events.

Aeriel Halstead speaks at a podium
Campus News |

Standout student Aeriel Halstead's message to her fellow new graduates is simple: Take a minute to appreciate all that you've accomplished.

Brian Villmoare sits at a desk and holds a fossil
Research |

By illuminating a dark period in human evolutionary history, a UNLV scientist gets his turn in the spotlight.

Xiangning “Sam” Chen
People |

A professor in the Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine and in the psychology department, Chen enjoys both research and travel — and says the two have a lot in common.

Beverly Rogers
People |

Ardent collector and UNLV alumna Beverly Rogers on the value of books as historic artifacts.

Carol C. Harter
Arts and Culture |

An oral history of the Black Mountain Institute by founder Carol C. Harter, president emerita.

girl reading a book
Arts and Culture |

UNLV’s Black Mountain Institute heads into its second decade: A roundtable discussion on mission, money, and dreams in the Republic of Letters.