The º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇø (NSHE) Board of Regents approved next steps for leadership at Nevada State University, authorizing the selection of an acting president to guide the university during this period of transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The action follows a recommendation by Chancellor Matt McNair, developed in consultation with Board Chair Byron Brooks and Vice Chair Stephanie Goodman and informed by input from Nevada State\u2019s campus community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis decision allows us to move forward with identifying an acting president for Nevada State,\u201d said Board of Regents Chair Byron Brooks<\/strong>. \u201cThis step ensures that the university will have dedicated leadership in place as we continue this important transition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNevada State\u2019s mission remains front and center,\u201d said Chancellor Matt McNair<\/strong>. \u201cWe will keep students, faculty, and staff informed as we name an acting president. Our focus is a smooth transition and the continued success of the university.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Former President Dr. DeRionne Pollard stepped down on September 5, 2025, to accept a national leadership role. Dr. Amber Lopez Lasater is currently serving as officer in charge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":32776,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32774","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/32774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32774"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}