Jane Nichols (Nevada) is vice chancellor for academic and student affairs at the Nevada System of Higher Education. Prior to this appointment, she served as chancellor of the Nevada system from 2000 to 2004 and as vice chancellor for academic and student affairs for three years. Previous to joining the system in 1997, Nichols was an associate dean for the College of Education at the University of Nevada, Reno. She has served on the WICHE Commission since 2001 and is on advisory boards for the National Science Foundation’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research and the National Collaborative for Postsecondary Education Policy.