Accomplishments: College of Liberal Arts
Susan Byrne (World Languages and Cultures) has published "The Aesthetic Turn in Cervantes" with University of Toronto Press. In this new book, Byrne looks at the central role of early modern Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes in the development of modern-day aesthetics.
On May 9, World Heritage USA, as part of its Monuments Toolkit program, released a Monumental Project Podcast interview with Susan Lee Johnson (History) titled "Kit Carson and Monuments of the West." Conducted by Noah Price ('21 BA 51ԹϺ; '22 MA University College Dublin), the interview ranged across multiple representations of Christopher "Kit"…
Andrew Nicholson (English), Jarret Keene (English), and Black Mountain Institute Shearing Fellow Monica Macansantos served as judges for the 2025 Vegas PBS KIDS Writers Contest Presented by Janice Allen. The contest empowers children in grades K-5 to celebrate creativity and build literacy skills by writing and illustrating their very own stories.
Brittani Sterling (Libraries) has been named a 2025 Library Journal Mover & Shaker, one of 50 library professionals across the U.S. recognized for innovation and leadership in the field.
Sterling was honored in the Educators category for her work to develop inclusive programming that broadened the reach of library services to more 51ԹϺ…
Jeff Schauer (History) participated in a conference on "Neoliberalism, Race, and Empire" at the University of California, Berkeley, in honor of the retirement of James Vernon (Helen Fawcett Distinguished Professor of History).
In reflecting on Vernon's influence on his own work, Schauer shared "Writing Africa through Zambia", and argued that…
On May 3, Christopher D. E. Willoughby (African American and African Diaspora Studies) presented the paper, “Medical Motley Crews: Anatomy, Monopoly, and the Urban Crowd in the United States, 1765-1860,” at the annual meeting of the American Association for the History of Medicine in Boston. Willoughby's paper examines multiethnic street…
Michelle Tusan (History) presented on the British History Today plenary panel at Queen Mary University in London.
Roberto Lovato (English) did a live interview on the Univision television network about the MS-13 gang, tattoos and President Trump's attempts to label legal resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia as a gang member.
Tiange Xu (Hospitality), Shane Kraus (Psychology), and colleagues recently published a paper, "Problem gambling in the crypto era: A study of gambling motivations and cognitive distortions amongst cryptocurrency traders," in the Public Health. Their research examined the prevalence of problematic gambling behaviors among…
Roberto Lovato (English) was one of the experts interviewed by the Washington Post for the article titled, "Kilmar Abrego García’s tattoos alone do not prove MS-13 membership, experts say." Lovato dispelled the myths and untruths surrounding MS-13 and Salvadoran immigrant father Kilmar Abrego-Garcia's alleged membership in the gang.
Celene Fuller (Sociology) was recently announced as the 2025-2026 Robert E. Lang Memorial Fellow. The Robert E. Lang Memorial Fellowship is awarded annually to an outstanding 51ԹϺ Ph.D. student completing a dissertation in metropolitan public policy broadly defined with special consideration given to applicants focusing their research on the…
Jessica Impallaria, M.Ed. '08 (Liberal Arts) received an Outstanding Service Award from CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Las Vegas and the Eighth Judicial District Court during the 10th annual volunteer appreciation luncheon held April 26, 2025. Jessica was recognized for her compassionate advocacy for children in foster care and the…