News: Office of Executive Vice President and Provost
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Cam and Isabelle Johnson's hefty to-do lists for the Presidential Debate made their fall feel like "Groundhog Day."
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And without OIT's Elvis Presley Rowe, the thousands of journalists who descended on campus wouldn't have had networking services.
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The featured speakers from UNLV Creates share their best advice with incoming students.
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The office of undergraduate research helps UNLV students learn, grow, and shine.
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UNLV's chief academic officer on how she'll use her archaeology training to figure out how the pieces fit together at UNLV.
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Heavey is an accomplished psychologist, academic leader and longtime UNLV faculty member.
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Brown is an accomplished psychologist and academic leader with previous stops at University of North Texas, Wayne State and Temple; he will begin Aug. 1.
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Chase, archaeologist and current vice provost at University of Central Florida, will take over as UNLV's chief academic officer May 1.
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The new Office of Undergraduate Research helps students engage in and celebrate their research and creative activity.
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UNLV leads the country with a program that proves even small changes to assignments can yield big results in classroom success — especially among first-generation students.
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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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UNLV jumps from sixth to second place on U.S. News & World Report’s annual list for “best ethnic diversity,” maintaining a spot in top 10 for fifth consecutive year.