Nevada System of Higher Education

Nevada’s need to focus on workforce development may spark major changes in its community colleges. But details are scant.

The College of Southern Nevada plans to break ground this year on the Westside Workforce Education & Training Center, a $6.9 million investment.

Nevada System of Higher Education institutions will use a pass/fail, or satisfactory/unsatisfactory, system for grading throughout the 2020-2021 academic year.

Nevada voters decided against changing the way state colleges and universities are governed under the Nevada constitution, voting down a ballot initiative that proposed removing the Board of Regents from the state constitution.

A national search for a new leader for Nevada State College was approved this week by Nevada System of Higher Education’s (NSHE) Board of Regents.

Nevada’s Ballot Question 1 could remove the NSHE Board of Regents from the constitution if passed, changing governance of higher education in the state.

Nevada’s Board of Regents on Thursday appointed Dr. Kumud Acharya as permanent president of the Desert Research Institute.

The Nevada System of Higher Education took a massive hit to its budget during the Nevada Legislature’s 31st special session.

The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) is already facing a $120.9 million impact from the COVID-19 pandemic, and now must cut at least 14% of its budget to offset the $1.15 billion deficit to Nevada’s General Fund.

The Nevada System of Higher Education unanimously approved Dr. Melody Rose at the new chancellor.