Felicia Campbell Papers (MS-01173)

Felicia Campbell earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and a doctoral degree from United States International University. She joined the faculty of the English Department of the Southern Regional Division of the University of Nevada in 1962. She was first faculty member to teach African-American and Asian literature, and brought literary genres such as science fiction and pop culture into the English curriculum. She was also a research pioneer in the field of gaming. On the UNLV campus, she served as director of composition, founded the UNLV Women's Caucus, and would organize what became the UNLV Faculty Alliance. Outside of UNLV, she organized the Las Vegas Chapter of National Organization of Women (NOW). She was also well known in the professional community as president of the Popular Culture Association, executive director of the Far West Popular Culture (FWPC) and American Culture Associations since 1989, and editor of the journal Popular Culture Review for nearly three decades. She organized numerous FWPC Conferences in Las Vegas. Campbell passed away July 27, 2020 of complications related to COVID-19.

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"UNLV's Longest-serving Faculty Member Passes Away," 2020 August 14. UNLV News Center. https://www.unlv.edu/news/article/unlvs-longest-serving-faculty-member-passes-away