It's been three months since tragedy struck at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas when gunman Anthony Polito opened fire, killing three professors and injuring a fourth professor inside Frank and Estella Beam Hall. In his State of the University Address on Tuesday, UNLV President Keith Whitfield and other faculty members recognized life on UNLV's campus is not what it once was before Dec. 6.

Mugundan Prakash moved to the United States from India last July to complete his degree, and he couldn’t imagine doing it at a better place than UNLV, he said. The 21-year-old graduate student, who majors in electrical engineering, has spent the past couple of months working on a drone that can test the soil of places affected by wildfires.

Mugundan Prakash moved to the United States from India last July to complete his degree, and he couldn’t imagine doing it at a better place than UNLV, he said. The 21-year-old graduate student, who majors in electrical engineering, has spent the past couple of months working on a drone that can test the soil of places affected by wildfires.

Dina Titus has chosen her special guest for President Joe Biden’s upcoming State of the Union Address. On Wednesday, Rep. Titus announced that she had selected UNLV President Keith E. Whitfield as her special guest for the event, slated to take place on Thursday, March 7.

UNLV held its annual State of the University address on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at which President Keith Whitfield laid out his main focuses going forward. The 2024 address was Whitfield’s fourth address as UNLV’s President. His contract was renewed on March 1 for four more years.

"We are not there yet but we are not doing bad." Those are the words of University of Nevada, Las Vegas president Dr. Keith Whitfield during his annual State of the University address following the deadly campus shooting of December 6.

UNLV President Keith Whitfield used his annual State of the University address Tuesday to talk about steps the school is taking to prevent future violence like December's shooting that left three professors dead.

UNLV President Keith Whitfield wrapped up his fourth State of the University Address. Tuesday's biggest topic of discussion was the deadly December shooting on campus.

Dr. Whitfield also discussed the healing that has occurred after last year's shooting on campus.

UNLV President Keith Whitfield will remain on the job for another four years. The Nevada Board of Regents voted to approve a new contract during a Friday meeting at Desert Research Institute in Las Vegas. 

UNLV President Keith E. Whitfield’s four-year contract was renewed Friday by the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), according to a news release.

The UNLV president is extending his time with the school. The Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) renewed the four-year contract for President Keith E. Whitfield on Friday.