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Former Nevada Governor Sandoval Named New UNR President

By Associated Press
Published September 18, 2020 at 12:59 AM PDT

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Former Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has been named president of the University of Nevada, Reno.

University regents voted Thursday to hire the former two-term Republican governor, U.S. District Court judge and MGM Resorts International executive to begin Oct. 5 with a four-year contract.

Sandoval becomes the 17th president since the university was founded in October 1874, and its first Hispanic chief executive.

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