News: College of Education
University counseling experts step up to offer emotional support after the mass shooting in Las Vegas.
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In 1967, Dorothy Bokelmann became the first UNLV graduate student to receive a degree.
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Walter Ashcraft took a chance on UNLV Graduate College, and it paid off in 1967 with a new career in education and a new direction in life.
As the rest of the country becomes as diverse as Las Vegas, UNLV is creating better-than-best practices for our next generation of kids.
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This new associate dean in the College of Education says that working a variety of jobs has taught him to respect all occupations.
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Learn from UNLV students who just landed prestigious scholarships to study in Asia, Central America, and Europe.
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The featured speakers from UNLV Creates share their wishes for this fall's incoming students.
The UNLV Office of Undergraduate Research’s new program immerses local high school students in the opportunities research at UNLV has to offer.
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With a variety of university-sponsored camps taking place both on and off campus, UNLV is anything but quiet this summer
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Three UNLV students win coveted nationally competitive grants to study, research, and teach abroad.
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Commencement speaker Marissa Nichols embraces the anxiety of public speaking as she accepts her doctoral degree.
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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.