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Through his extensive fundraising efforts, Lyle Rivera laid the foundation for UNLV to rise as an educational institution and cultural center.
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Spring 2025 brings another enrollment increase to UNLV, with strong undergraduate retention and notable growth in graduate programs.
Rebel sports programs, student-athletes, and alumni add more than $100 million in annual income and support nearly 1,400 jobs in Clark County.
UNLV was recognized with its third consecutive R1 designation for research excellence from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
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UNLV President Dr. Keith Whitfield announced he is stepping down effective Monday. His announcement came at the UNLV Foundation Annual Dinner at the Bellagio Monday evening.
UNLV President Keith E. Whitfield announced on Monday that he will be stepping down from his position, effective end of day.
UNLV President Keith Whitfield has announced his resignation from the university, effective at the end of the day Monday. Whitfield became the president in 2020 and led the campus through the COVID-19 pandemic, a shooting that killed three faculty members and the opening of a new medical school campus.
UNLV President Keith Whitfield has announced his resignation from the university on Monday. He was appointed president of UNLV on August 24, 2020.
UNLV President Keith Whitfield resigned Monday night, marking an end to four-and-a-half years that saw him guide the institution’s growth through a pandemic and deadly shooting.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas President Keith Whitfield announced his resignation from that post Monday evening, the 8 News Now Investigators have learned from a statement sent to students.
