News: Department of History
UNLV history professor David Holland was named the 2011 Nevada Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
William J. Bauer Jr., UNLV history professor and enrolled tribal member of the Round Valley Indian Tribes, tells the history of the people of the Round Valley Indian Reservation in their own words, painting a picture of cultural and socioeconomic perseverance.
Who says research is just for faculty? Meet six of the many UNLV students who know that research is the best way to learn their disciplines, build their skills, and change the world.
Meet some of UNLV's graduates who were recognized at commencement for their academic achievements, community outreach, and ability to overcome adversity.
State still contending with the history of tension between Nevadans and federal authorities.
Professors in a wide range of disciplines captured top teaching honors at the end of spring semester.
Graduate student Leisl Carr Childers is studying the often contentious relationship between the federal government and ranchers in Nevada.
UNLV organization works to save state's most culturally significant sites from the wrecking block. The reason: To improve our quality of life.
UNLV organization works to save state's most culturally significant sites from the wrecking block. The reason: To improve our quality of life.
A new book by the director of the UNLV Center for Gaming Research takes the reader through gambling’s historic timeline, from the earliest origins of using bones for dice up to the development of the high-tech resort casinos of today.
History professor Eugene Moehring is a respected scholar on urban history issues and the West. But the Harry Reid Silver State Research Award recipient says the students are still the most important part of the research equation.