News: Office of the President
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Free tickets to see presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Doris Kearns Goodwin present "Leadership Lessons from the White House." Tickets available April 16 for public; UNLV student/employee tickets available now.
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Harrah Hotel College celebrates the construction of its new building.
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UNLV President Len Jessup on community partnerships.
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The CNN host, author and columnist will present "In Defense of a Liberal Education"; tickets are free.
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Students to build sustainable, “age-in-place” home with consumer appeal for U.S. Department of Energy contest; UNLV team finished second overall in 2013.
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Campus and community to "Let Freedom Ring."
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Gov. Sandoval, elected officials and business leaders to join UNLV, LVCVA for community kickoff event Jan. 13 at UNLV’s Cox Pavilion.
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Nearly 2,000 students officially became graduates at the 2015 Winter Commencement. View the slideshow of the ceremony.
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Nearly 2,000 students from 38 states and 54 countries can participate in 4 p.m. ceremony; grads up five percent from 2014.
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UNLV President Len Jessup on the successes we're already developing under our Top Tier initiative.
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Candidates to meet in Las Vegas at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center for Final Debate in Fall 2016.
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President Len Jessup focused on UNLV’s path toward national prominence and how “this university, in this place, at this time” is poised for greatness.