The proposal would more deeply integrate so-called “shared services” between the two institutions, expanding on a list of more than a dozen such services at GBC already handled by UNR.

UNR's pilot dual enrollment program at two Las Vegas high schools comes as the university's first major foray into dual credit for Nevada high schoolers.

The move comes after an internal system task force raised concerns earlier this year that the mandate, as written, did little to account for the need for booster shots meant to combat the Omicron variant. 

But as the incentives to stay or enter higher education have diminished, faculty and administrators told The Nevada Independent they’ve seen a visible rise in faculty and staff leaving their institutions or fleeing higher education altogether — and a pipeline of new talent that bears little resemblance to its pre-pandemic form. 

The primary election narrowed the candidate field in a number of nonpartisan, down-ballot races for school board and Board of Regents members.

Thursday's vote will end more than two months of uncertainty after the resignation of former chancellor Melody Rose in April.

Presidents from UNLV, CSN and Nevada State College sat down with The Nevada Independent Friday for an exclusive discussion about the new contours of the higher education landscape — from uncertain budgets to the potential risk of regionalism between north and south.

The Board of Regents is set to vote on the appointment of former State Superintendent Dale Erquiaga as acting chancellor next week, according to an agenda posted online Wednesday. 

The Biden administration extended a pause on federal student loan repayments through Aug. 31, a welcome relief for many Nevadans. At 18 percent, the state has one of the highest student loan default rates.

With just nine weeks left before the end of the fiscal year, Officer in Charge Crystal Abba told regents that there was “absolutely no way” to balance the budget before the end of the fiscal year in June. 

New poll results show a plurality of voters favor increasing teacher pay as the single action that could have the greatest effect on Nevada’s low-ranking public school system. 

Emails obtained by The Nevada Independent through public records requests shed new light on the internal debates within the Board of Regents and the NSHE leadership over how to handle the increasingly divisive political football of a COVID vaccine mandate.

The agreement, effective as of Friday, includes a lump sum $610,000 severance payment, or roughly half of the value of the two-and-a-half years remaining on her original contract

The announcement came by way of a public meeting agenda posted late Monday afternoon that includes details of a possible resignation agreement to buyout roughly half of Rose’s remaining contract, or $610,000. 

Tuesday’s announcement follows a pledge by Sisolak during a rare, off-year State of the State address to explore new ways to implement free community college or provide more free training programs by 2025. 

Amid a turbulent few months for the governing board of the state’s higher education system, multiple candidates have filed to run in every one of the open seats on the Board of Regents.

Part of a three-day trip touring and speaking at community colleges, community health clinics and local businesses in the West, Biden’s visit to Nevada highlighted efforts of the American Rescue Plan to invest in community colleges and develop the American workforce.

As the shortage persists, the role of teacher education programs — from traditional undergraduate degrees to specialty courses such as the one offered by UNLV — has come under the spotlight. 

The move elevates two regents, Cathy McAdoo and Patrick Carter, back to their positions as chair and vice chair, after the pair temporarily stepped down from their leadership positions in November.

Four major business groups and one of Nevada’s largest group of unions issued a letter Tuesday asking the state ethics board to investigate the conduct of two leaders on the Board of Regents.