This week's edition features Professor Thomas Main, student Brandi Loffer, and alumna Brenda Weksler '02.
Professor Main is an award-winning teacher, a scholar and prolific author, a mentor to junior faculty, and an ambassador for Boyd throughout the state and the academy. This year, he became Boyd's associate dean for faculty development and research.
After working for two years as a Cirque du Soleil performer on The Strip, Loffer now attends Boyd where she pursues her passion for examining complex issues from varying perspectives.
Weksler has been working as a Las Vegas Assistant Federal Public Defender for the past 11 years, representing indigent clients who are facing federal felony charges. Before becoming a Federal Public Defender, she clerked for the Honorable Kathy Hardcastle at the Eighth Judicial District Court.
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