News: Department of English

Portrait April Vomvas
People |

One of the Classified Employee of the Year recipients says never giving up is the key to getting ahead.

Martin Puchner
Arts and Culture |

Harvard professor and Norton anthology editor Martin Puchner on the importance of World Literature and how it can impact students.

Oprah Winfrey with her arm around Tayari Jones
People |

The Black Mountain Institute fellow talks storytelling, social issues, and that fateful call for Oprah's Book Club.

Portraits of Claudia Keelan and Georgiann Davis
Research |

Georgiann Davis and Claudia Keelan earned top honors from the Nevada System of Higher Education for their research and creative accomplishments.

UNLV campus
Research |

Three faculty garner 2018 Barrick Scholar Awards for their extensive research achievements.

Myles Lum
People |

Commencement speaker Myles Lum found his niche at UNLV in spreading the word to new and prospective students.

donor and student
People |

Mentors help themselves by helping others.

illustration of blackjack players
UNLV History |

An early look at the benefits of gaming put UNLV on the national research map.

art gallery
Arts and Culture |

In an era of answers at our fingertips, UNLV’s real role is to promote ignorance in our students, argues the Barrick Museum’s D.K. Sole.

Kendra Patterson is studying abroad in China this semester with support from a scholarship.
Campus News |

Learn from UNLV students who just landed prestigious scholarships to study in Asia, Central America, and Europe.

Alyssa Crittenden portrait
Research |

What do a heist thriller, the evolving human diet, water quality, consumer behavior, literature, and Mars have in common? All were the foundation of research awards UNLV faculty gar-nered this year.

Gary Totten
People |

This chair of the English department finds the diversity of UNLV a good match for his interest in multi-ethnic literature.