UNLV interim president Chris Heavey said the university was reshuffling diversity initiatives. The Office of Diversity Initiatives is being replaced.
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The UNLV investigation will examine whether the school “engaged in discriminatory practices based on race, color, or national origin against its students,” the Justice Department said.
A suspect was arrested in a stabbing that killed a UNLV student; the victim was also identified as an Army veteran.
The program is using a $5 million federal grant to plant trees across the Las Vegas Valley, targeting communities with below average tree cover.
Researchers say the UNLV-led “landmark study” may help with new diagnoses, preventions and treatment of autism.
After serving at the helm of the university for nearly two months, Chris Heavey has been named UNLV’s interim president.
UNLV said seven students have had their visas affected by the Trump administration’s crackdown as dozens of students, faculty and community members gathered to protest.
A psychiatrist who has practiced in Southern Nevada for nearly two decades was named interim dean of UNLV’s medical school.
Six CCCSD and two UNLV students won $10,000 for their schools’ art programs and had their Earth Day-themed artwork displayed on the Sphere.
Since the firing of Kevin Kruger, a Las Vegan who signed with UNLV basketball has reopened his recruitment, and five Rebels are in the transfer portal.
Regents questioned UNLV leadership on whether its actual athletics budget deficiency was north of $30 million or millions higher than the university reported in a 10-year financial analysis.
UNLV Executive Vice President and Provost Christopher L. Heavey will serve as officer in charge of UNLV, the Nevada System of Higher Education announced.
UNLV President Keith Whitfield has resigned, marking an end to four-and-a-half years of guiding the university through a pandemic and a deadly shooting.
After years of discussions and planning, it appears that a major revamp of Tropicana Avenue near UNLV is expected to get underway later this year.
On Dec. 6, 2023, Anthony Polito entered the UNLV campus and opened fire inside Frank and Estella Beam Hall. He shot four faculty members, killing three, police said.