In The News: Office of the President
During a meeting Monday with 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ students and faculty members, Nevada Chancellor Thom Reilly and two members of the state Board of Regents faced questions about why President Len Jessup was pressured out of the university and how they would go about replacing him.
As someone who has lived and worked in both Las Vegas and Reno, is a graduate of UNR and is now a student at the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ School of Medicine, Sierra Kreamer-Hope has experienced the state’s north-south political tensions from both regions.
In a recent post looking at Timothy and Thomas Pearson's efforts to cancel its $100 million gift to the University of Chicago, I wondered if we were entering a precarious new era where influential donors revoke donations with greater frequency and boldness.
During the 2017 legislative session, after a series of Nevada System of Higher Education scandals including allegations of plagiarism, sexual harassment and the submission of a falsified document to a legislative committee, a number of reform bills were introduced.
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ has endured a shocking amount of institutional dysfunction courtesy of the behavior of some members of the Nevada Board of Regents and Chancellor Thom Reilly. To understand the magnitude of the problems they have created and the erratic approach they have taken to higher education, put yourself in the shoes of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ president Len Jessup as we walk through the timeline of events that led to his departure.
Stagnant philanthropic giving and a university presidential search will likely delay construction of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s medical school, which is still tens of millions of dollars below targeted fundraising goals.
In spite of the ongoing tumult, Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Thom Reilly said he was still surprised when 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ President Len Jessup announced his departure from the state’s largest university earlier this week.
Yes, we can handle the truth.
The day after a popular 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ President quits, Len Jessup's boss, University Chancellor Thom Reilly--wants to make a point.
The last three or so weeks have been some of the most controversial in recent times for 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ and the higher education system in Nevada.
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ President Len Jessup’s announcement Tuesday that he had accepted an offer to lead Claremont Graduate University in California triggered a number of questions about what will come next for 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ President Len Jessup is leaving the university, announcing his widely anticipated departure in a strongly worded letter Tuesday that blamed his exit on tension between him and the Board of Regents.