Christopher Heavey

UNLV President Keith Whitfield stands near Beam Hall on Aug. 13, 2024, after a news conference announcing security enhancements after a December 2023 shooting at the building.

Provost takes helm at UNLV after President Keith Whitfield steps down

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 University of Nevada, Reno on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent).

As more faculty leave Nevada colleges, who will replace them?

But as the incentives to stay or enter higher education have diminished, faculty and administrators told The Nevada Independent they’ve seen a visible rise in faculty and staff leaving their institutions or fleeing higher education altogether — and a pipeline of new talent that bears little resemblance to its pre-pandemic form.

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Lawmakers add back $93 million to higher ed budget for faculty, staff positions, though millions more in cuts remain

With just two weeks to go before the end of the 2021 legislative session, state lawmakers boosted the Nevada System of Higher Education’s (NSHE) budget with the allocation of more than $93 million in federal COVID relief dollars aimed at lifting a system-wide hiring freeze.

Interim UNLV President Meana bows out of search for permanent president

Interim UNLV President Marta Meana will not seek a permanent appointment to the presidency, making the announcement to a group of university deans and other administrators at a regularly scheduled meeting late last month.