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LAS VEGAS – The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents voted to appoint Dr. Keith Whitfield as UNLV’s new president. He becomes UNLV’s 11th permanent president and the first Black president in the university’s 63-year history. Dr. Whitfield, currently the provost and senior vice president of academic affairs and a professor of…

The ad hoc UNLV President Search Committee on Wednesday recommended Dr. Keith Whitfield, provost of Wayne State University, to be UNLV’s 11th permanent president. The Board of Regents are scheduled to meet at 1 p.m. Thursday to make their decision. The meeting will be live streamed here nshe.nevada.edu. Biography   Keith Whitfield Dr. Keith Whitfield is…

LAS VEGAS – The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Chancellor Thom Reilly has asked Nevada’s Federal Delegation to help rescind the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) rule changes for international students. In a letter to Nevada’s Congressional representatives, the Chancellor stated, “These changes could adversely affect over 2,000 international students attending NSHE’s institutions. Firstly,…

LAS VEGAS – The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) and its eight institutions are seeking Congressional support for the Hispanic Educational Resources and Empowerment (HERE) Act, which would improve collaboration between Hispanic?serving institutions (HSIs) and Hispanic?serving school districts to improve postsecondary educational achievement of Hispanic students. Chancellor Thom Reilly, NSHE’s eight institution presidents, and…

LAS VEGAS – The Nevada Board of Regents today unanimously approved the selection of Dr. Melody Rose as the next chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), effective Sept. 1, 2020. During a 25-year career in higher education Dr. Rose has been a leader as an academic faculty member and administrator, who has…

LAS VEGAS – NSHE and its students were greeted with uplifting news Thursday morning as the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of keeping open the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The Nevada System of Higher Education has vocally and staunchly sided with DACA students and supporters in the case of Department…

LAS VEGAS – The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents were presented with metrics from the Desert Research Institute and Truckee Meadows Community College relating to their performance in the areas of Access, Student Success, Closing the Achievement Gap, Workforce Education, and Research. The metrics were presented by DRI President Kumud Acharya…

LAS VEGAS – The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents renewed the contracts of College of Southern Nevada (CSN) President Federico Zaragoza, Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) President Karin Hilgersom, and Western Nevada College (WNC) President Vincent Solis following a performance review. “I’m proud of the leadership of our presidents during this…