In The News: College of Liberal Arts
Pushback on DEI initiatives and reversal of affirmative action could ‘set back African-American economic-mobility prospects by decades,’ one expert says
Scholar Lynn Comella, who chairs UNLV’s department of interdisciplinary, gender, and ethnic studies, and who wrote the book “Vibrator Nation,” recently joined co-host Vogue Robinson on our podcast to discuss the state of sex shops in Sin City.
From El Salvador to the United States, in order to fight fascism we need to remember our radical history and use it to seed real revolution. We also need to "touching the tiger in the balls" Roberto Lovato, Salvadoran journalist and author of Unforgetting: A Memoir of Family, Migration, Gangs, and Revolution in the Americas, joins to talk about the importance of remembering and healing from historic trauma, current Central American politics, and U.S. foreign policy.
Local voices are speaking out after former President Donald Trump turned himself into Fulton County Jail on Thursday.
Nevada is once again back in the senate race hot seat after a razor-thin race just last year between sitting Senator Catherine Cortez Masto and former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt.
Many of us talk to ourselves in our heads pretty much all day long. But it turns out that there are plenty of people who don’t. In fact, thinking comes in many shapes and sizes, and no two minds are exactly alike. In this episode, we explore the peculiar world of how we think, and consider the pros and cons of inner speech.
The first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 campaign is underway, and the party frontrunner won't be there. Eight candidates met the Republican National Committee's criteria for the debate on Wednesday.
As its water level drops, multiple human remains have already been found in Lake Mead. Many believe that more are waiting to be discovered.
As its water level drops, multiple human remains have already been found in Lake Mead. Many believe that more are waiting to be discovered.
Jarret Keene is an Assistant Professor in the English Department at the ҳ| 鶹ýӳ, where he teaches American literature and the graphic novel. His new dystopian graphic novel is called “Hammer of the Dogs”. We'll discuss why college students seem so much less interested in "liberal arts" majors and how we can encourage young people to read more.
Dressing comfortably daily was not just an effect of the pandemic. Various social and economic factors have ensured that 'athleisure' (sportswear worn daily) is blowing up traditional dress codes.
Romania's capital offers a variety of multicultural food options thanks to its diverse population and rich history. Romanian food itself is a mix of various influences, including from Turkish, Hungarian and German cuisine. Bucharest also has a growing Asian population, and as a result you can find Asian restaurants in the city, featuring cuisine from countries such as China, Japan, Vietnam, South Korea, Thailand, India and Pakistan. We will briefly explore the cuisine of these countries, but also restaurants or shops where you can try them, in the following lines.
