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.

Friday’s vote authorized NSC President DeRionne Pollard to lobby state lawmakers to create a legally distinct “second” university tier to the Nevada System of Higher Education’s superstructure.

NSHE Chief Financial Officer Andrew Clinger told the Board of Regents the moves were not in direct violation of state law, but rather created a potential clash with “legislative intent.” 

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

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.