UNLV awards over 2,500 degrees at Winter Commencement — PHOTOS

UNLV celebrated its class of 2024 with Winter Commencement ceremonies at the Thomas & Mack Center on Wednesday.

By Daniel Jacobi II Las Vegas Review-Journal

December 19, 2024 - 9:18 am

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UNLV celebrated its class of 2024 with Winter Commencement ceremonies at the Thomas & Mack Center on Wednesday.

The university awarded more than 2,500 degrees to graduates from 33 states/U.S. territories and 38 countries.

Legacy High School is seen in 2022 in North Las Vegas. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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Inside Bishop Gorman’s new 40,000-square-foot student union — PHOTOS

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