The heads of Southern Nevada higher education institutions are bracing themselves for possible changes coming next year under President-elect Donald Trump, including mass deportation threats and efforts to stamp out diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and what it could mean for their institutions.

Krista Diamond, a first-year doctoral student in UNLV’s English department, is not only trying to keep up with her studies but is teaching as a graduate assistant to help make ends meet.

Boxabl’s casita is a blueprint idea to expand affordable student housing at UNLV. It’s expected to be fully furnished with all the appliances included and just under 365 square feet. The installation is open for tours and is designed to be rapidly build and energy efficient, powered by an off grid solar system.

It’s home to a symphony orchestra, choral ensembles, ever-changing exhibitions, virtual galleries, and museums. It’s the base of operations for the Jazz Outreach Initiative, a concert hall, and a haven for theater students. Its halls and classrooms honor art’s history while fostering future masterpieces. The College of Fine Arts at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas powers the pulse of Sin City…and it continues to grow.

UNLV President Keith Whitfield — as well as Desert Research Institute President Kumud Acharya and College of Southern Nevada Acting President William Kibler — joined Pollard answering questions from a small audience about the potential effects of Trump’s tenure on higher education.

A student rushes across the UNLV campus just before lunch with a mail-in ballot in hand, darting past the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art and into the polling site at Lied Library.

UNLV joins state, local leaders at Intermountain Health event to commemorate planning of first dedicated children’s hospital in Southern Nevada. Intermountain Health unveiled the location for its future stand-alone children’s hospital in Southern Nevada on Tuesday afternoon.

As children of various ages in uniform walked past Tuesday’s outdoor ceremony on their way home from classes at Amplus Academy, UNLV President Keith Whitfield gestured to them while recalling the community’s support for the UNLV Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine and lauding the contributions of existing hospitals such as University Medical Center.