In The News: Office of the President

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas president, Len Jessup, confirmed he is leaving the university and accepted a position in California.

Citing what he described as “unfounded and unjustified” attacks by members of the Nevada Board of Regents and Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Thom Reilly, UNLV President Len Jessup announced today that he was reluctantly leaving the university.

After a protracted back-and-forth between the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents, UNLV president Len Jessup announced Tuesday he's leaving the school.

As news spread that UNLV President Len Jessup’s days on the job could be numbered, some of his defenders turned the blame squarely on the Board of Regents.

UNLV President Len Jessup is rumored to have accepted a job at Claremont Graduate University in California, and sources told the Sun an announcement may be coming in the next 24 hours that he’s leaving Las Vegas.

Embattled UNLV President Dr. Len Jessup is reportedly on the verge of accepting a job with a prestigious California college.

A report today says UNLV President Len Jessup has accepted another job at a college in California.
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It's been a rough month for UNLV President Dr. Len Jessup. Reports surfaced two weeks ago that Jessup was told in January to quit or be fired.

In the wake of a public dust-up over UNLV President Len Jessup’s job performance, Nevada’s higher education chief announced on Tuesday the creation of a new position to help manage the university.

Several members of the business community and UNLV boosters have expressed strong support for UNLV President Len Jessup in the wake of his decision to seek other opportunities amid criticism of his performance by some higher-education officials. Jessup is in the fourth year of a five-year contract.