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.

On Feb. 10, President Donald Trump issued an executive order ending the procurement and use of paper straws at federal agencies. It was a stark reversal from the Biden era, in which the former president vowed to remove plastic straws and single-use plastics from federal food service in favor of paper straws, which are thought to be better for the environment.

UNLV President Keith E. Whitfield has announced that he's stepping down from his position. He announced his decision at UNLV Foundation’s annual dinner on Monday night, citing family reasons for his departure.

The sudden resignation of University of Nevada, Las Vegas President Dr. Keith Whitfield has left many students and staff surprised. Dr. Whitfield announced his departure on Monday night via social media and followed up with a letter to the university community, explaining his decision to step down to spend more time with his ailing mother and grandson.

Monday evening marked the end of an era for UNLV President Keith Whitfield, who guided the university through good times and bad times, navigating a pandemic and a deadly campus shooting over a year ago.

On Feb. 10, President Donald Trump issued an executive order ending the procurement and use of paper straws at federal agencies. It was a stark reversal from the Biden era, in which the former president vowed to remove plastic straws and single-use plastics from federal food service in favor of paper straws, which are thought to be better for the environment.

After leading UNLV through the pandemic and the 2023 on-campus shooting, Keith Whitfield announced late Monday he is stepping down as president effective at the end of that day.

The Sphere Entertainment Co. has announced its Second Annual Sphere XO Student Design Challenge, giving the public another chance to choose what appears on the Las Vegas Sphere. The Sphere partnered with the Clark County School District and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, to invite over 100,000 students to create artwork inspired by this year’s Earth Day theme.

A group of University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) students have painstakingly preserved a photographer’s archive by digitizing it and making it available online to anyone. Six students worked on the project over the course of two to preserve the work of Clinton Wright, a press photographer who documented Black life in the Westside neighborhood of Las Vegas in the 1960s.