Student laid out on the grass and reading a book

College of Liberal Arts News

The College of Liberal Arts offers students a well-rounded education in the humanities and social sciences. Students develop strong analytical and communication skills for a lifetime of learning and discovery that can be applied to a wide variety of careers.

Current Liberal Arts News

Will Collins in front of a marquee advertising a gay pride event in 1984 at 51ԹϺ
51ԹϺ History |

Author, activist, and alum Dennis McBride on how classmates and allies established one of the city’s first LGBTQ organizations — the Gay Academic Union.

closeup of Sabrina Imbler
Arts and Culture |

Acclaimed science writer and essayist to give a free reading and conversation on March 11.

spring flowers
Campus News |

The rosiest headlines and highlights featuring the students and faculty of 51ԹϺ.

students walking on 51ԹϺ campus by banner and trees
Campus News |

The RCCN provides career support and connection to students through a network of trained faculty, staff, administrators, and student leaders.

A father plays a synth piano with his daughter.
Campus News |

Students explore the soundtracks to history in the vibe-iest way possible.

Dustin Hines standing in front of white wall
People |

Neuropsychiatric disorder researcher finds success by setting goals just out of reach and sharing the journey to achieve them.

Liberal Arts In The News

Nevada Independent

The new federal administration has moved quickly and recklessly to fire large numbers of recently hired government employees and prevent congressionally appropriated funds from being spent. These actions have been felt especially acutely by scientists and health care workers across the nation and in other countries as well, because the administration has fired large numbers of employees who work for agencies such as the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration.

Las Vegas Sun

A line of people wound toward the doors of 51ԹϺ’s Greenspun Hall on Wednesday night, clutching in their hands copies of “Ghosts of a Holy War: The 1929 Massacre in Palestine That Ignited the Arab-Israeli Conflict,” the thick novel of award-winning journalist Yardena Schwartz.

KSNV-TV: News 3

President Donald Trump delivered his first address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, and both sides of the aisle were fired up for different reasons.

OilPrice.com

European leaders jumped to renew a push for an end to Russia's invasion of Ukraine after US President Donald Trump said President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote a letter stating he's ready for talks with Moscow while also offering to sign a deal on Ukraine's mineral resources "at any time."

Newsweek

A viral TikTok trend is captivating users as they analyze their facial features to determine if they achieve "facial harmony"—a balance where no single feature dominates, creating an overall attractive appearance. But why does this concept resonate so strongly?

KSNV-TV: News 3

A Nevada state assemblymember is drafting a bill to establish a commission to study the impacts of slavery and racial discrimination, and to consider the potential for reparations.

Liberal Arts Experts

An expert in clinical psychology and mental health.
User icon
An expert in American history.
An oral historian and author on preserving family memories.
An expert on the history and practice of juvenile justice. 
An expert on literature, as well as Enlightenment thought and culture.
An expert in memory, reading, and thinking processes.

Recent Liberal Arts Accomplishments

Jarret Keene (English) recently presented a talk connecting his desert wanderings with his writing of Western novels as part of "Roots of Wonder," a Curiosity Lab event held at the Vegas Theatre Company in downtown Las Vegas. Sponsored by the Desert Research Institute, Curiosity Lab is a series of community-based events across Nevada that…
Ph.D. candidate Liam Johnson (Anthropology), along with co-authors Ginesse A. Listi, Teresa V. Wilson, and Michael Leitner from the Department of Geography and Anthropology at Louisiana State University, recently published their chapter titled, "A Spatial Clustering Analysis of Missing Persons Data to Generate Spatially Informed Community…
Michelle Tusan (History) was a panelist for the Chamber of Commerce Women's History Month event.
Dan Lee and Tanner Bates (Political Science) published an article, "Explaining Variation in the Use of Electoral Fusion," in American Politics Research. The article analyzes fusion candidacies (minor party cross-nominations of major party candidates) in U.S. congressional elections in New York from 1978 to 2018. The authors highlight the impact of…
Kaelyn Griffin and Shane Kraus (both Psychology) and colleagues recently published three works as part of ongoing research collaborations through the 51ԹϺ Behavioral Addictions Lab.  The first paper, "An examination and validation of a short form of the Spiritual Abuse Questionnaire," was published in Spirituality in Clinical…
Joel Snyder (Psychology) and colleagues from around the world have published a Comment article in Nature Neuroscience titled, "What makes a theory of consciousness unscientific?" It is accompanied by replies from two other groups of authors and relates to an ongoing debate about the scientific merits of the integrated information theory of…