In The News: College of Liberal Arts
On this episode, I speak with Dr. Tyler D. Parry, professor of African American and African Diaspora studies at UNLV, about his latest project “Jumping The Broom: A Multicultural History.”
UNLV researchers wanted to understand what moves people from expressing their private thoughts to like-minded individuals online to violent actions off line.
How does the echo chamber of online chats groups transform hate speech into hate crimes?
It was a surreal moment. Dorsey, 61, spent 11 years in prison for several burglary and theft felonies. He was released in 2013 and placed on lifetime parole, which made him unable to vote in Nevada.
On an evening in August, Kenneth Dorsey received a long-awaited notice in the mail from the Clark County Election Department: his voter registration card.
UNLV sociologist Simon Gottschalk says social networks that cater to fascism and white supremacy should be shut down until authorities better understand their influence.
When the Great Recession hit Las Vegas, its economy didn’t just drop. It nosedived.
John M. Bowers, a professor of English at the ҳ| 鶹ýӳ, presented his latest book Tolkien’s Lost Chaucer. Previously Professor Bowers has written books on Chaucer, Langland, and the Gawain Poet.
Two winners of the Yale Younger Poets prize will read from their work Oct. 22 as part of a nationwide celebration of the award’s 100th anniversary.
A proposed amendment to a Nye County ordinance that would restrict the hours when legal prostitutes are permitted to leave licensed brothels has renewed a debate about the rights and working conditions of sex workers in Nevada.
An athlete looking to get faster or stronger might spend time in the gym or working on their skills with a coach.
This UNLV sociology professor turns his researcher's eye toward the emerging craft beer scene in Las Vegas.
