News: William F. Harrah College of Hospitality

Kweisi Ausur standing against a wall
People |

UNLV hospitality professor journeys through pain and shame to discover his identity.

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Campus News |

A collection of news stories from the new year highlighting the experts and events at UNLV.

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Campus News |

Best Teaching Practices Expo leans into a new way to offer hospitality internships to students.

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People |

With a gaming-centered master’s degree newly in hand, UNLV Hospitality grad Margaret Simpson is bringing powerful leadership to her tribe’s Oregon casino.

Professor Nancy Lough standing in front of Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas
People |

Great places are made of great people. Here are a few who made the news in 2020.

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Business and Community |

As the pandemic tightened its grip on Nevada, the nation, and the world, UNLV responded in ways big and small. Members of the media also turned to UNLV's faculty experts for answers.

Claytee White sits in a chair and gestures toward a woman sitting to her right
Arts and Culture |

A sampling of university experts who sounded off on the year’s monumental movements surrounding race, ethnicity, and gender.

Professor Ashkan Salamat in his lab at U.N.L.V.
Research |

A yearlong collection of UNLV faculty making the news for their discoveries and contributions to the community.

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Campus News |

A collection of news stories highlighting the election, COVID-19, and scientific discovery at UNLV.

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Campus News |

Reasons for hope aren't just confined to UNLV's academic halls. Here are just a few places where 2020 inspired staff and students to find new paths forward.

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Research |

Three resort stakeholders find an equilibrium in the pandemic.

Marilyn Monroe's crypt at Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles
Research |

The thrill of celebrity encounters doesn't end with their deaths, according to UNLV tourism researcher Marta Soligo.