Just days after a threatening message was found scrawled on the stall of a UNLV bathroom, acting UNLV President Marta Meana defended the role of universities as a bastion of free speech, telling a crowd during her annual State of the University address Wednesday that “openness is a threat to those who would want to shrink our world.”
UNLV Interim President Marta Meana delivered the annual State of the University address Tuesday.
Acting President Marta Meana gives a state of the university address at UNLV, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019.
UNLV alumna Beverly Rogers is establishing a $5 million endowment to support a rare books curator position in her name and bolster the rare books collection at the UNLV University Libraries.
Dr. Marta Meana was appointed acting president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas a little more than a year ago. Since her appointment, UNLV has been identified as one of the highest rated research universities and most diverse campuses in the country. Dr. Meana discusses how a short-term stint as an acting president can still drive long-term student success, growth and sustainability.
UNLV is, and should be, valued as a jewel in the crown of this community. We educate future generations of Nevadans, who in turn play a major role in advancing Las Vegas, the state and the country. We engage in scholarship focused on solving some of our thorniest societal dilemmas. We create cultural products that help us all soar above the mundane and bring beauty and depth into our lives.
A Las Vegas casino company and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, say they’re partnering to create a teaching and practice space featuring a mock casino, hotel rooms, sports betting area and esports arena.
Former Vice President Al Gore is in Las Vegas today.
The next time Donald Trump is tempted to bemoan climate change as a hoax, the president need look no further than the “caravans” of migrants seeking refuge in the United States.
Former Vice President Al Gore speaks during “The Global Sustainability Revolution: A Conversation with Al Gore” at UNLV’s Ham Hall in Las Vegas Tuesday, April 30, 2019.
On Tuesday afternoon, Former Nevada Senator Harry Reid introduced Former Vice President Al Gore to a packed auditorium at UNLV.
If you think it’s hot in Las Vegas now, Al Gore says, just be glad it’s not the year 2100.