News: Department of Communication Studies

Michelle Sposito
People |

This compliance investigator wants to give back to her alma mater.

students and parents upacking boxes from cars
Campus News |

Back-to-school events to highlight UNLV campus traditions and student involvement, culminating with the president’s annual State of the University address Sept. 15.

students talk in class
Campus News |

As the campus gears up to host the final presidential debate, UNLV professors are making direct connections between their course materials and this year's ground-breaking election season.

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Campus News |

Nine free public lectures are planned on campus to evoke conversation and facilitate understanding about the election process and related issues.

commencement ceremony
Campus News |

UNLV has a commencement tradition for the president to honor a few exceptional students who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.

Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy
People |

Communication studies professor Jacob Thompson on campaign history and how UNLV's selection as a debate site will leave a lasting mark on campus. Plus: Details on community watch events.

Aeriel Halstead speaks at a podium
Campus News |

Standout student Aeriel Halstead's message to her fellow new graduates is simple: Take a minute to appreciate all that you've accomplished.

Dallisa Hocking and Lauren Peña
People |

Two UNLV grads take different approaches to a perennial problem: Finding a mate.

Lauren Peña
People |

While online dating has its place, Law School graduate Lauren Peña offers an alternative. Learn how she turned her knack for matching up couples into a new business.

Erika Engstrom
Campus News |

Professor Erika Engstrom on how aspects of religion and cultural values have become folded into the long-running, horror-based fictional TV program "Supernatural."

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People |

Making a career switch seems to have been the right choice for the new Honors College faculty-in-residence. After years as a television news journalist, she has discovered that teaching is what she loves.

General Manager Frank Mueller on air
Arts and Culture |

Five years after the station returns to campus, its audience keeps expanding and its DJs are landing stellar jobs.