The move comes after lawmakers approved the pay raise but funded only about two-thirds of the expected cost of the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) with state dollars earlier this year.

The Carnegie Research Classifications’ top rating — R1, or “very high research activity” — is among the most sought-after designations for research institutions nationwide, widely seen by administrators as a marker of institutional success and as a valuable tool in recruiting top-flight faculty and students. 

Multiple interviews with administrators and faculty involved with discussions suggest regents will be presented with a raft of options to help stem the budget bleeding — including a potential increase in student fees coupled with yet more institutional cuts. 

The university received $3 million in grants to bolster its cybersecurity training and consulting. MGM, Caesars and the Clark County School District have recently been victims of cyberattacks.

UNLV’s medical school is not just recruiting and preparing students to join the much-needed workforce, but also diversifying it, Dean Marc Khan said.

The initiative is “for the entire state,” not just the Strip, adding that the institute will look at tourist safety in national parks across the state and Northern Nevada events such as Burning Man.

The owner of the Grand Sierra Resort plans to build a $400 million arena for the University of Nevada basketball team, the start of a $1 billion nongaming redevelopment of the Reno location.

Harter leaves behind a legacy as both UNLV’s longest-serving and first female president, having steered the university during a time of surging growth in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

In an interview last week with The Nevada Independent, Erquiaga said his year as chancellor was an honor, especially after having served as state superintendent — “no one in history has done that,” he said — even if it was also “probably the most difficult job I’ve had.”

The schools plan to use the funds to hire additional faculty, but officials cautioned that key factors of the nursing shortage — such as faculty pay and burnout — remain unaddressed.

Nevada State University President DeRionne Pollard told The Nevada Independent that, after the name change, “I’m ready for the next level.”

Tuesday’s vote also authorized the start of a search for a new permanent chancellor — the top administrator for the state’s higher education system — to replace Charlton, but only after regents meet again to outline precisely what qualifications they will prioritize and how the search will be conducted. 

The Biden administration has launched a new student loan repayment option that could reduce many monthly payments down to zero just as borrowers are set to resume making payments in October for the first time in three years.

UNR’s sudden and rapid entrance into the dual enrollment ecosystem two years ago has reignited longstanding debates over the power of the state’s oldest university in Southern Nevada.

For Nevada State University President DeRionne Pollard, the program does more for students than help their pocketbooks. She said it fosters a greater sense of belonging when students know other people walking around campus are parents too and are experiencing a similar journey while in college.

Her planned retirement on June 30, 2024, makes Helens the second Nevada community college president to signal an exit next summer. It follows a similar announcement from College of Southern Nevada (CSN) President Federico Zaragoza earlier this month. 

After a stalled search, a new interim chancellor will soon emerge. When they do — will they be what the regents are looking for? 

With a new law passed by state lawmakers and signed last month by Gov. Joe Lombardo, Nevada State University became the school’s official name on July 1. 

The move comes after several members of an internal advisory committee and a handful of regents expressed concerns that none of the three candidates selected as finalists by an outside search firm had the necessary higher education or Nevada-specific experience needed for a new permanent chancellor. 

Zaragoza was appointed to the job in 2018, after a two-decade-long stint at the Alamos Colleges, a community college district in San Antonio, Texas.