In The News: Office of the President
The ҳ| 鶹ýӳ removed on Tuesday a statue of its mascot, “Hey Reb!” The university’s president, Marta Meana, said in a statement Tuesday that she has been having “discussions with multiple individuals and stakeholder groups from campus and the community on how best the university can move forward given recent events throughout our nation.”
UNLV removed its “Hey Reb!” statue from campus on Tuesday night with university president Marta Meana hinting that changes could be coming to the school’s “Rebels” mascot in the future.
Dartmouth College will replace a weather vane that “represents an offensive image of a Native American” and the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) has removed the statue of its mascot that many say is connected to the Confederacy.
The ҳ| 鶹ýӳ may be getting a new mascot.
UNLV expects the majority of its fall semester will be conducted in-person, according to a letter from university President Dr. Marta Meana.
UNLV and UNR will transition to online-only instruction after spring break due to coronavirus fears, the universities said Thursday.
UNLV has announced they will be transitioning to online learning on March 23.
Add UNLV to the roster of universities around the country suspending classroom lectures and instruction this spring due to the spread of the coronavirus.
UNLV will transition to remote operations after Spring Break, the university announced in a release Thursday.
In a letter to students the President of the ҳ| 鶹ýӳ, Marta Meana informed students that as of March 23 they will move toward remote/virtual classes amid concerns of coronavirus.
Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the Nevada System of Higher Education has asked all of its institutions to prepare to transition to remote or virtual instruction by April 3.
The Nevada System of Higher Education has asked all schools in its jurisdiction to be prepared to transition to remote or virtual instruction by April 3, according to a release from UNLV.