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UNLV does have opportunities for students in networking with students orgs, faculty, and community members. You have to go get it. Having a support system is a must and building one takes time and energy. I was able to attain a full ride and more than I could imagine, such as presenting research at international conference sponsored by UNLV and learning from doctoral students in labs. Although there are negatives to any aspect, such financial aid takes a lengthy time to process many things and the student... Read More parking is bad at times. These little annoyances didn’t deter me from seeking advice from my peers and professors who helped me attain professional skills and advance my education into graduate school.

Where to even begin? It was an absolute nightmare of a program. We had two main instructors (white, 60s, male) for the duration of the three year program who were responsible for a majority of our weekly credit hours every semester. One was an English major with a masters in directing... attempting to indoctrinate students with his own acting technique, which is actually no more than reimagined movement technique with a plethora of "borrowed" techniques ala Laban, Linklater, and Alexander with new nomenclature.... Read More The other is a wizened, old quack who is not only incompetent in teaching acting technique, but couldn't be bothered to give critiques, even when requested. The diversity amongst the faculty was a serious problem. Two members of the acting faculty who were people of color (and the only women) left in our second year due to conflict with the two main white guys and the "tyrannical" department chair. Just so it's clear, those are not my words. Previous faculty reached out to some of the chair's colleagues from previous institutions, and they describe her as a tyrant. She steadily maintained that reputation during our time at UNLV. By the fifth semester, numerous classes were canceled, ended early, started late to the tune of over 40 hours of missed instruction from March through the end of the semester. When complaints were made, there was retaliation. The last semester had 100 hours of missed instruction, which the two old white guys deciding to no longer teach us and our scheduled classes amounted to about 6 hours of instruction each week. Eventually we were able to make a splash with the complaints. Everyone in the cohort was allowed to graduate, paid a small amount of hush money, and the program "chose to take a year off" (read as: forced to shut down by the graduate college for a year to get their stuff together or cease to exist permanently). I truly feel bad for the new class. My class had a lot of interaction with the class of 2016 before coming in. We could pick their brains on situations or even ask for simple advice here and there during our time at UNLV. Unfortunately, we have yet to make contact with any of them. On a positive note, Nate Bynum is a wonderful human being, brilliant instructor, and every moment with him should be cherished. There's an article about this in the school newspaper if you would like to search its records. Try this URL: https://www.unlvfreepress.com/unlv-theater-department-undergoes-dramatic-changes/