In The News: Office of the President

Embattled 51ԹϺ President Dr. Len Jessup has resigned from 51ԹϺ, but whether he left voluntarily or was given a nudge out the door, his departure will likely have long-term consequences for 51ԹϺ and its medical school.

The educational landscape in Nevada experienced another shakeup Tuesday with the news that 51ԹϺ President Len Jessup is leaving the state’s largest university.

With 51ԹϺ President Len Jessup’s announcement today that he’s leaving Las Vegas, what lies in store for the university is anybody’s guess.

Embattled 51ԹϺ President Dr. Len Jessup has resigned from 51ԹϺ.

The announcement that embattled 51ԹϺ President Len Jessup will leave the school paints a clearer picture of the weeks of speculation, rumors, claims of misleading media reports and dialogue in the local Las Vegas business community.

Earlier today Dr. Len Jessup announced that he plans to step down as President of the University of Nevada Las Vegas. I want to thank President Jessup for his service to the University and the Nevada System of Higher Education.

The embattled president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas says he is taking a job at a California school.

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, 51ԹϺ 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, 51ԹϺ president Len Jessup announced Tuesday he's leaving the school.

As news spread that 51ԹϺ President Len Jessup’s days on the job could be numbered, some of his defenders turned the blame squarely on the Board of Regents.

51ԹϺ 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.