Catherine Bellver
Dublin Core
Title
Catherine Bellver
Subject
Source
Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project
Publisher
Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN)
Rights
This resource is available for education and research purposes. This collection is a collaboration and combination of various projects including, but not limited to; the Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project, the Nevada Women’s Archives, the Las Vegas Women Oral History Project and the Makers: Women in Nevada History Project, a co-production of the Women's Research Institute of Nevada and VegasPBS. The text, images, audio and video in this collection are under copyright by different repositories and may not be reproduced without express written consent of the appropriate entities.
Relation
Person Item Type Metadata
Work/Contribution
Educator and instigator of the UNLV Women's Studies Program
Birth Date
July 1941
Birthplace
Arrival in Las Vegas
1972
Interviewer
Date of Interview
1995
Biographical Text
Catherine Bellver was born in Chicago, Illinois. After earning her doctorate degree from the University of California in 1972, she immediately joined the faculty at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
As a faculty member in the Department of Foreign Languages, Dr. Bellver first joined the Women’s Studies steering committee in 1979. In the following decade, the committee oversaw the formation of the Women’s Studies Program, including: procuring administrative and faculty support, creating bylaws and course criteria, critiquing proposed cross-listed courses, and selecting course offerings. During that period she also worked with a volunteer group to create and staff the first Women’s Center on campus. In the early Nineties, she played an instrumental role in the presentation of four public colloquia that addressed key issues pertaining to women. Dr. Bellver acted as interim director of the Women’s Studies Program while overseeing the search for a permanent director. She continued to remain involved with the Women’s Studies program, serving as faculty member on several committees. She has also worked in the Women’s Caucus on the regional and national levels of the Modem Languages Association.
Dr. Bellver is currently Distinguished Professor of Spanish in the Department of Foreign Languages at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Her work has appeared in journals such as Anales de la Literature Española Contemporánea, Hispanic Review, Hispanófila, Insula, Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Monographic Review/Revista Monográfica, Revista de Estudios Modernos, Revista Hispánica Moderna, Romance Notes and Romanic Review.
As a faculty member in the Department of Foreign Languages, Dr. Bellver first joined the Women’s Studies steering committee in 1979. In the following decade, the committee oversaw the formation of the Women’s Studies Program, including: procuring administrative and faculty support, creating bylaws and course criteria, critiquing proposed cross-listed courses, and selecting course offerings. During that period she also worked with a volunteer group to create and staff the first Women’s Center on campus. In the early Nineties, she played an instrumental role in the presentation of four public colloquia that addressed key issues pertaining to women. Dr. Bellver acted as interim director of the Women’s Studies Program while overseeing the search for a permanent director. She continued to remain involved with the Women’s Studies program, serving as faculty member on several committees. She has also worked in the Women’s Caucus on the regional and national levels of the Modem Languages Association.
Dr. Bellver is currently Distinguished Professor of Spanish in the Department of Foreign Languages at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Her work has appeared in journals such as Anales de la Literature Española Contemporánea, Hispanic Review, Hispanófila, Insula, Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Monographic Review/Revista Monográfica, Revista de Estudios Modernos, Revista Hispánica Moderna, Romance Notes and Romanic Review.
Collection
Citation
“Catherine Bellver,” Makers Teaching Modules, accessed December 23, 2025, https://makersteachingmodules.sites.unlv.edu/items/show/8.