Dr. Teresa Jordan will serve as dean of UNLV's College of Education for the remainder of this academic year while a national search is conducted to find a replacement for Dean John Readence, who recently announced he is stepping down on Sept. 15, according to President Carol C. Harter.

Jordan, an associate professor of educational leadership, has served as associate dean since July 1997. She has been a member of the faculty since 1990.

"Dr. Jordan has shown that she has the ability to run the College of Education, and I am confident she will provide excellent leadership during this academic year," Provost Douglas Ferraro said.

President Carol C. Harter said, "The College of Education is facing the challenge of increasing the number of teachers it prepares for jobs in the Clark County School District. Dr. Jordan will have the opportunity to provide leadership as the college finds new ways to meet that challenge."