UNLV President Keith E. Whitfield was named to the board of directors for the Coalition of Urban-Serving Universities (USU). President Whitfield began a three-year term on the board July 1. 

USU is a president-led organization committed to enhancing urban university engagement and tackling key urban challenges in our nation’s cities. With a membership of 42 public, urban research universities across 26 states — including UNLV — USU’s agenda focuses on 21st-century workforce, advancing racial justice and equity, health equity, and equitable student success. 

President Whitfield will lead the coalition’s Advancing Racial Justice and Equity focus area, which is centered on increasing institutional capacity to confront systemic inequities while building more equitable spaces for historically marginalized students, staff, faculty, and communities to thrive.