Len Jessup, Harry Reid and Jon Huntsman Sr.

UNLV Raises $2.2 Million to Fund Harry Reid Endowed Chair in History

Faculty hire, expected as early as Fall 2018, will further position UNLV history department as leader in the study of the Intermountain West.

UNLV announced a $1 million gift in June from Jon Huntsman Sr. to establish the Harry Reid Endowed Chair for the History of the Intermountain West. To date, $2.2 million has been raised and recruitment for the position is set to begin. From left: Len Jessup, UNLV president; Sen. Harry Reid; Jon Huntsman, Sr. (UNLV Creative Services)

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