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Graduate College News

The Graduate College supports a wide range of graduate certificate, master's, specialist, and doctoral degrees offered through the university's many academic units. Students are provided with a quality academic experience in their coursework, research/creative activity, and professional development opportunities.

Current Graduate College News

UNLV's first cohort of counselor education and supervision Ph.D. students
Campus News |

The Department of Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services welcomes its first cohort of counselor education and supervision Ph.D. students.

cutouts and signs that say we belong first gen strong
Campus News |

Outreach programs, personalized resources, and interactive activities create a welcoming campus culture.

A portrait of Daenne Dolce.
People |

The Graduate College’s communications and marketing director embraces her role with open arms and a leap of faith.

woman posing in front of bookcase
People |

The engineering professor reflects on her journey from baking cakes to cover living expenses to becoming an expert in technology development for water and wastewater systems.

man posing by red metal pillars
People |

As a UNLV student, Izack Tenorio learned from friend and mentor Patrick T. Smith about the importance of giving back. Now the four-time Rebel graduate is getting the award named in Smith's honor.

Wearing a dark suit and sunglasses, UNLV Graduate College Alumnus of the Year Lonnie Wright poses on campus with a We Are UNLV sign in the background
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From scholarship athlete and three-time graduate to educator and tireless advocate, Lonnie Wright embodies the Rebel Spirit like no other.

Graduate College In The News

The Chronicle of Higher Education

How a national project aims to give master’s and doctoral students the same level of attention as first-year undergraduates.

Desert Companion

Nevada’s graduate assistants are blowing the whistle about exploitative pay, so why did Governor Lombardo just veto a bill that would’ve improved it?

Environmental Protection Agency

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $24,994 in funding for a student team at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV) as part of the Agency’s People, Prosperity, and the Planet (P3) Program seeking solutions to environmental and public health challenges. The UNLV team, one of 21 award winners nationwide, is researching a cost-effective, simple process using agricultural waste biomass products to clean the drinking water supply.

KSNV-TV: News 3

New funding will make going to grad school a lot easier for locals. According to UNLV, the number of total graduate assistantships (GA) is set to increase.

Starts At 60

For years, scientists and dieticians have advocated the importance of maintaining a healthy gut, particularly for the benefit of our immune system. However, scientists are now also learning about the gut’s impact on our cognitive health.

Cheddar News

We know the world can be tough sometimes, so we'd like to take a moment to share One Good Thing happening in the world today. With graduation season in full swing, the reality is that some of our loved ones aren't always able to be at the ceremony in-person, but one father was willing to travel over 30 hours from the Middle East for the special day. U.S. Navy petty officer second-class Douglas Hernandez coordinated with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas to surprise his daughter Pamela at graduation.

Graduate College Experts

An expert in the evolution of human nutrition, hunter-gatherer societies, and the division of labor between the sexes. 

Recent Graduate College Accomplishments

S. Kathleen Krach (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services), along with Shengtian Wu (Illinois State University), Dan Florell (Eastern Kentucky University), and Sara Whitcomb (University of Massachusetts), published aTechnical Assistance Brief for the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) with the title…
Linc Johnson's (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) paper, "Exploring the Nexus of Language, Culture, and Identity: Insights from Interdisciplinary Perspectives," has been published in the International Multidisciplinary Research Journal as part of the 11th International Conference on Language, Literature, and Linguistics…
Madeline Clark and Brett Gleason and doctoral student Karisa Odrunia (all Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) published "Recruitment and retention of minoritized students in CACREP-accredited counseling programs" in Counselor Education and Supervision with colleagues from the University of Toledo and Eastern Virginia…
LeAnne Salazar-Montoya (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) and UNLV alumni Brione Minor Mitchell's work has been published, "The Tenets and Foundation Building for Academic Success: Preparing Graduate Students and Postdocs for Professional Growth in the publication by IGI Global Scientific Publishing, "Educational Philosophy…
Michael McCreery (Interaction and Media Sciences) and Kathleen Krach (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) co-authored a paper with doctoral students Danielle Head, Joey Fiorentini, Zandy Leung, and Sam Leif (all Interaction and Media Sciences). The paper titled, “Examining player estimates of prior video gaming experience:…
Jacob D. Skousen (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) and colleagues at Brigham Young University published the article "Reflections About Educational Leadership: Leadership Lessons Learned From School Building Leaders at the End of a Career in Public Education" in the Journal of School Leadership. This qualitative study…