Honors College News
The Honors College is a selective college within the university that offers an enhanced undergraduate core experience for highly motivated students. We partner with the "discipline" colleges at UNLV where honors students pursue their academic majors.
Current Honors News
A monthly roundup of the top news stories at UNLV, featuring the presidential election, gaming partnerships, and much more.
From groundbreaking researcher to UNLV president, Marta Meana reflects on the unexpected moments of her long career.
What does it take to run a successful election campaign? In this class, it can be a good roll of the dice.
After founding an investment firm, Randy Garcia has generously (and gratefully) invested in his alma mater.
For nearly two decades, the Honors College Alumnus of the Year has been on the same mission: Make sure every UNLV student has a fulfilling college experience.
Through the smiles and tears, parents at Rebel Ready Week share their thoughts on sending a child off to college.
Honors In The News
Spirit Airlines says it hopes to emerge from bankruptcy by the first quarter of 2025. Dozens of airlines have gone bankrupt over the years, and while some have recovered, others have shuttered or merged with other carriers.
Once you're strapped into the metal tube known as an airplane, your entertainment options are, well, incredibly limited. You could attempt to raw dog the whole flight and stare into the abyss, chat up your neighbor (only if they're willing to indulge you, of course), or pretend to be productive by catching up on some backlog projects — bonus points if you're in one of those productivity-boosting seats to get work done. Or, you could watch "Crazy Rich Asians" for the umpteenth time, a tried-and-true classic for the skies (seriously, ask anyone). But on a particularly lengthy flight, the best option is to snooze. You're at 30,000 feet, with no escape in sight — might as well get comfy and drift off.
It’s hard to imagine Las Vegas casino behemoth MGM Resorts International associated with failure. But the company’s 33-acre MGM Grand Adventures theme park, which first opened Dec. 18, 1993, and closed less than seven years later, has to qualify as one of the city’s historic flops.
It’s hard to imagine Las Vegas casino behemoth MGM Resorts International associated with failure. But the company’s 33-acre MGM Grand Adventures theme park, which first opened Dec. 18, 1993, and closed less than seven years later, has to qualify as one of the city’s historic flops.
Nevada’s landscapes are etched with stories, from sprawling mountains to stretches of arid desert, all bearing traces of a past too often forgotten in today’s rush to the future.
Cashman Center never caught on as a premier Las Vegas destination. Located in the Cultural Corridor in Downtown Las Vegas, the 50-acre center, which includes a theater, warehouse showrooms and a field, is up for auction starting at $33.95 million.
