News: Department of History
As the campus gears up to host the final presidential debate, ÐÔÊӽ紫ý professors are making direct connections between their course materials and this year's ground-breaking election season.
Nine free public lectures are planned on campus to evoke conversation and facilitate understanding about the election process and related issues.
Daniel Waqar and Monica Moradkhan were selected as this commencement's featured speakers. Here's what they hope all Rebels will take away from their ÐÔÊӽ紫ý experiences.
ÐÔÊӽ紫ý leads the country with a program that proves even small changes to assignments can yield big results in classroom success — especially among first-generation students.
ÐÔÊӽ紫ý’s Honors College has a new home and is growing exponentially as high-achieving high school students continue to discover all it has to offer.
Ardent collector and ÐÔÊӽ紫ý alumna Beverly Rogers on the value of books as historic artifacts.
One of this year's Calvert Award winners for undergraduate researchers on how to avoid getting overwhelmed by massive amounts of research materials.
When did society start linking problem gambling to the concept of addiction? Medical historian Celeste Chamberland discusses the origins in the May 14 Eadington Fellows lecture.
ÐÔÊӽ紫ý English instructor Brittany Bronson named a New York Times opinion writer. Plus new books on Nevada history and women in the workforce.
Waqar, a junior in ÐÔÊӽ紫ý’s Honors College, one of just 58 college students nationwide selected for $30,000 award based on academics, public service leadership potential.
Professor Joanne Goodwin's project is filling a gap in the history of Las Vegas. Learn more about the documentary series 'MAKERS: Women in Nevada History.'
History professor takes a look at how the civil-rights struggle played out in second-tier cities like Grand Rapids, Mich.