Topic: diversity, equity, and inclusion

Portrait Asma Tahir
People | June 18, 2018

Commitment to a healthy lifestyle helps make Asma Tahir a good fit for the university’s pollen program.

woman standing with street behind her
People | June 6, 2018

Ivet Aldaba-Valera was the first in her family to graduate from college and now she’s helping other first-generation students get to the finish line, too.

Portrait Eakalak Khan
People | May 14, 2018

A firm believer in perseverance, this engineering professor hopes to contribute to Nevada’s water conservation efforts.

Soni Brown
People | May 9, 2018

The nontraditional student worked as a flight attendant and juggled motherhood as she discovered her path to becoming a storyteller.

Portrait Jessica McMorris
People | April 30, 2018

Attracted to the diversity of UNLV, this new School of Nursing staff member looks forward to further developing her research skills.

Portrait Blanca Rincon
People | April 16, 2018

This College of Education professor is passionate about making higher education accessible to all students and responsive to their needs.

Portrait Megan Hullinger
People | April 9, 2018

This new member of the College of Sciences team sings — both the praises of UNLV and just for fun.

Portrait Joe Protopapa
People | April 2, 2018

The ability to help other first-generation college students is one of the reasons this new Lee Business School staffer chose UNLV.

Portrait Thomas Padilla
People | March 19, 2018

His office mug featuring Data from “Star Trek: The Next Generation” is the perfect fit for this data-driven librarian.

Norma Saldivar talking to students
People | January 29, 2018

This new department chair says the move to UNLV allows her to continue her commitment to developing new generations of theater devotees.

Portrait of Ozgur Ozdemir
People | January 8, 2018

This hospitality professor enjoys serving people — in restaurants and in the classroom.