News: Office of the President

Beam Hall with UNLV signage
Campus News |

President Jessup pens letter regarding UNLV's core values of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Students pose with Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton piñatas.
Campus News |

Scenes from Presidential Debate watch events on campus.

Person listening to debate
Campus News |

Which lines from the Presidential Debate got the most response from students? Here's our ranking from tepid titters to guffaws with gusto.

Media and reporters at a Presidential Debate event.
Campus News |

We're still sorting through the thousands of photos our two photographers took during Debate Day. We'll share them in slideshows over the next couple of days. In the meantime, enjoy this quick snapshot of the day.

Debate Illustration
Campus News |

UNLV is hosting the final presidential debate of 2016. Here’s how we landed the big event and what that says about the rise of our university and our city.

Len Jessup at his annual State of the University address
Campus News |

UNLV President Len Jessup on how this university is different, daring, and diverse.

Len Jessup at podium
Campus News |

UNLV President Len Jessup delivered his annual address to campus Sept. 15 at Judy Bayley Theatre. Here's what he had to say, and what we should take from it.

Scot Kelly in astronaut uniform
Campus News |

Free tickets to see the history-making U.S. astronaut & retired U.S. Navy Captain share his life lessons

E. Parry Thomas
People |

Thomas, whose name adorns the Thomas & Mack Center, was a long time supporter of UNLV and considered a visionary in the Las Vegas community.

Barbara Richards
People |

Barbara Richards’ nine years of service captured her first-place honors in this year’s President’s Classified Employee of the Year competition.

Keith Spain
People |

From Virginia, to the world (thanks to the U.S. Air Force), to Nevada, this winner of one of the Classified Employee of the Year Awards has seen many things.

Kara Toma
People |

This classified award-winner learned the value of hard work as a pre-teen and hasn’t stopped since.