Michael Saltman is Managing General Partner and President of The Vista Group and a Member of the Dean’s Council at the Boyd School of Law. Sonja Saltman is Honorary Consul for Austria and a co-founder of the Existential Humanistic Institute.  They are the co-founders of the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution.

Tell me about your decision to serve on the Dean’s Council and what makes Boyd Law’s mission meaningful to you.

First, I want to send a message of support and commitment to all those affected by this week's announcement of changes to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy. This week the President took action to eliminate the DACA immigration program unless Congress acts within six months. Those eligible for DACA, the Dreamers, are an important and valued part of our community at the law school, at UNLV, and around Nevada. I want to say to our DACA students at Boyd and UNLV: the law school stands behind you and so do I. Here at Boyd we are ready to do al

Benjamin Edwards is an Associate Professor at UNLV Law. His expertise is in the areas of Business and Securities Law, Corporate Governance and Consumer Protection.

What are your memories of your childhood in Hong Kong?

When I was little, my parents would take me to go see lights and decorations that were put on the harbor-facing buildings in Hong Kong during every Christmas.  The lights were so bright and attractive that you could even see them from the other side of the harbor.  It is very hard to describe in words how beautiful the Christmas lights were.

And what are your memories of arriving in the United States when you were 13?