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Department of Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education News

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Current Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education News

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The associate vice provost of academic effectiveness plays a key role in the accreditation process. 

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The College of Fine Arts advising director on the high value of arts degrees, quiet spaces, and being a late bloomer.

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UNLV Professor Federick Ngo earns high marks for his devotion to teaching and to breaking down barriers that hinder college access and student success.

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The College of Education's National Institute for the Advancement of Education awarded four faculty research grants that will explore potential solutions for retaining Nevada's teachers.

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The two-time alumnus and now doctoral student helps show prospective Rebels everything UNLV has to offer as assistant director for visitor experience and engagement.

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News highlights starring UNLV students and faculty who made local and national headlines.

Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education In The News

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The NAACP chapter in Las Vegas is voicing strong opposition to President Trump's recent executive order aimed at dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. The chapter is urging that education equity remains a national priority, emphasizing the importance of maintaining progress in educational opportunities for all students.

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Five years ago, Covid-19 drastically changed lives all over the world. The pandemic also presented unique challenges for Las Vegas. We discuss how Nevadans continue to be impacted in a special collaboration with KNPR’s State of Nevada. We then meet Libby Hausrath, a UNLV professor and lead researcher on a Mars project. She explains what samples being collected now may tell us about the Red Planet.

PBS

Five years ago, Covid-19 drastically changed lives all over the world. The pandemic also presented unique challenges for Las Vegas. We discuss how Nevadans continue to be impacted in a special collaboration with KNPR’s State of Nevada. We then meet Libby Hausrath, a UNLV professor and lead researcher on a Mars project. She explains what samples being collected now may tell us about the Red Planet.

PBS

Five years ago, Covid-19 drastically changed lives all over the world. The pandemic also presented unique challenges for Las Vegas. We discuss how Nevadans continue to be impacted in a special collaboration with KNPR’s State of Nevada. We then meet Libby Hausrath, a UNLV professor and lead researcher on a Mars project. She explains what samples being collected now may tell us about the Red Planet.

PBS

Five years ago, Covid-19 drastically changed lives all over the world. The pandemic also presented unique challenges for Las Vegas. We discuss how Nevadans continue to be impacted in a special collaboration with KNPR’s State of Nevada. We then meet Libby Hausrath, a UNLV professor and lead researcher on a Mars project. She explains what samples being collected now may tell us about the Red Planet.

KNPR News

It was March 12, 2020, when Governor Steve Sisolak announced a state of emergency in Nevada in response to the growing infections and deaths from COVID-19. Five days later, he announced a statewide business shutdown. And something no one ever thought would happen happened: The Las Vegas Strip shut down for 78 days.

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Recent Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education Accomplishments

Bradley Marianno (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published a handbook chapter on Teachers' Unions and Collective Bargaining in the Live Handbook of Education Policy Research. The Live Handbook is an open-access, interconnected set of research summaries covering over 50 different education policy topics. 
Kristine Jan Cruz Espinoza, Blanca E. Rincón (both Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education), Brent M. Drake (formerly Decision Support), J. Judd Harbin (formerly Student Affairs Strategic Planning and Assessment), and Kyle Ethelbah (Center for Academic Enrichment and Outreach) won the won the Charles F. Elton Best Paper Award…
Omolola A. Odejimi (Educational Psychology) and co-author Leslie F. Clark (USC/CHLA) published an article titled, "Metacognition and the 5Cs of Positive Youth Development Programs: A Review of Metacognitive Interventions," in the Journal of Youth Development. This systematic review proposes metacognition as a mechanism by which PYD programs…
Bradley Marianno, Mark Spinrad, and Megan Griffard (all Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published "Weighting for Equity: The Impact and Challenges of Weighted Student Funding Implementation" in the journal Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 
Megan R. Griffard, Ph.D. (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) Bradley D. Marianno, Ph.D. (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education and the Center for Research, Evaluation, and Assessment) and Mark L. Spinrad, Ph.D. (Center for Research, Evaluation, and Assessment) presented some of their current research on K-…
Megan R. Griffard (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education), Brian Labus (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), and Brian Woods (Center for Business and Economic Research) composed an expert panel for a special collaborative episode of Vegas PBS's Nevada Week and KNPR's State of Nevada that looked back at the COVID-19…