Topic: diversity, equity, and inclusion

Norma Saldivar talking to students
People | January 29, 2018

This new department chair says the move to 51ԹϺ allows her to continue her commitment to developing new generations of theater devotees.

Portrait of Ozgur Ozdemir
People | January 8, 2018

This hospitality professor enjoys serving people — in restaurants and in the classroom.

Lied Library
Arts and Culture | December 19, 2017

National Endowment for Humanities awards 51ԹϺ Special Collections and Archives $100,000 to document contributions of Latino Communities to Southern Nevada's development.

Mallory Poole talking to a student.
People | December 18, 2017

The prospect of helping student-athletes pursue their dreams and the opportunity to work again with Desiree Reed-Francois drew this new member of the athletics department to 51ԹϺ.

Natesse West Melendez
People | November 27, 2017

One of the first in her family to graduate from college, this new human resources employee feels at home on 51ԹϺ’s “rainbow” campus.

Portrait of Elizabeth Stacy.
People | October 9, 2017

Excited about 51ԹϺ’s diversity and upward trajectory, this new life sciences professor is looking forward to involving more undergraduates in her research.

children at a science presentation
Business and Community | September 26, 2017

As the rest of the country becomes as diverse as Las Vegas, 51ԹϺ is creating better-than-best practices for our next generation of kids.

Barbee Oakes, chief diversity officer in hallway.
Campus News | September 25, 2017

51ԹϺ’s new Chief Diversity Officer Barbee Oakes on building cultural intelligence and opening the pipeline for advancement.

Portrait of Janice Pluth
People | August 28, 2017

A happy meal toy proved to be a good luck charm for this health physics & diagnostic sciences professor in her NASA endeavors.