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A Message from the Dean of the Graduate College
Dr. Kate Hausbeck Korgan, Ph.D.
Welcome to the Graduate College at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas! I am pleased to invite you to explore our Graduate Catalog to familiarize yourself with the stellar graduate programs that we offer. I also encourage you to peruse our website to better understand the breadth and depth of the services that we provide to prospective students, current students, graduate faculty, alumni, and donors.
UNLV’s more than 135 graduate programs offer outstanding quality and opportunity for admitted graduate students. At UNLV, graduate students – also known as Grad Rebels – are able to work closely with world-class graduate faculty who are conducting research and engaging in scholarly and creative activities to improve the well being of our community and state, and positively impact our nation and the world. We pride ourselves on cultivating a diverse campus culture that promotes graduate faculty excellence, graduate program quality, and support for our graduate students. A key part of the graduate educational experience here is our students’ involvement in the performance of superior research, innovative scholarly endeavors, and inspired creative activities.
UNLV is classified by The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as a Higher Research Activity Comprehensive Doctoral Institution with Medical School. With more than 28,000 students, of which more than 4,000 are graduate and professional student scholars, supported by more than 3,000 faculty and staff, UNLV is a vibrant and exciting center of learning. Located in one of the fastest-growing and most enterprising metropolitan areas in the country, Las Vegas is truly a unique laboratory for graduate study, and Southern Nevada provides extraordinary opportunities for engaged research and a high quality of life. Our mission to become a Top Tier institution highlights our commitment to excellence in graduate and doctoral studies; it is truly an exciting time to be part of the UNLV Grad Rebel community!
The Graduate College is guided by the mutually reinforcing goals of providing graduate students with the highest quality academic experience, and cultivating a scholarly atmosphere that values and supports graduate faculty and advanced studies. This mission is guided by our core values of excellence, equity, diversity, opportunity, and impact. Graduate education at UNLV offers students the chance — and the challenge — to grow academically and professionally in a nurturing learning environment surrounded by others similarly dedicated to intellectual pursuits. UNLV’s Graduate College will help guide you as you seek out the challenge, excitement, and rewards of advanced study; we are committed to enhancing and facilitating your graduate experience at UNLV.
Thank you for your interest in graduate education and research at UNLV! Our Graduate College staff is here to assist you. I invite you to contact us if you have any questions, if you are interested in pursuing graduate study at UNLV, or if you would like to discuss options for becoming a donor and supporter of the UNLV Graduate College. I would be honored to bring you into our graduate community of scholars, supporters, and UNLV Rebels!
All my best,
Kathryn Hausbeck Korgan, Ph.D.
Dean, UNLV Graduate College
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