Michael Green

Professor and Chair, History
Expertise: Nevada, Gaming, Civil War Era, Politics

Biography

Michael Green is a professor of history at UNLV and teaches classes for both the history department and the Honors College. His courses range throughout U.S. history, but his teaching and research particularly focus on Las Vegas and Nevada history, the Civil War era and Abraham Lincoln, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

He is the author of Nevada: A History of the Silver State and co-author of Las Vegas:  A Centennial History, among other books and articles about Nevada. He has published three books on the Civil War era, including Lincoln and the Election of 1860 and Politics and America in Crisis: The Coming of the Civil War. He writes "Nevada Yesterdays," read by former U.S. Senator Richard Bryan, for KNPR and Nevada Humanities. A former journalist, he has served as a columnist for Nevada's Washington Watch and Vegas Seven. He is a member of the board of directors for The Mob Museum, for which he was one of the researchers.

 

Education

  • Ph.D., Columbia University
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Michael Green In The News

K.T.N.V. T.V. ABC 13
Early voting is off to a running start in Clark County, but just how many people are taking advantage of this convenience? Saturday was the first day of early voting in Nevada, and Clark County said 29,943 people voted in person at polling places. On Sunday, that number was 17,567.
Route Fifty
For the first time since 1995, a member of the flamboyant Goodman family won’t be on the ballot in Las Vegas. Mayor Carolyn Goodman is term-limited. But the race to succeed her is roiled by issues about the city’s future, not its past.
K.S.N.V. T.V. News 3
Las Vegas is one of the top international destinations in the world these days. A city full of diversity, but its roots come from Hispanic influence.
U.S.A. Today
Las Vegas is leaning into sports. There’s a shiny new NFL stadium, which in February hosted the Super Bowl. Annual Formula 1 races across the Strip. UFC fights in the Las Vegas Sphere. Arenas hosting NHL and WNBA teams.

Articles Featuring Michael Green

Students pass by Lied Library as they walk campus on the first day of Fall 2024 semester classes
Campus News | September 6, 2024

A collection of news highlights featuring students and faculty.

Mirage Resort
Campus News | August 1, 2024

Roundup of the hottest news headlines featuring UNLV students and staff.

Josh Hawkins, UNLV
Campus News | July 3, 2024

News highlights featuring UNLV students and staff who made (refreshing) waves in the headlines.