A trio of state agencies alongside Amazon Web Services this week said they’d be partnering to launch a cloud computing training and certification program in Nevada.
Nevada System of Higher Education
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Nevada colleges, especially two-year institutions, are working overtime to attract more students this fall, in the wake of a big drop in enrollment during the pandemic.
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Regents approve $610,000 severance with chancellor at caustic meeting
by Bob Conradby Bob ConradThe regents met to approve a $610,000 severance with its Chancellor, Melody Rose, who wanted to leave NSHE after she alleged mistreatment by certain regents.
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Nevada’s Board of Regents voted 9-4 on Friday to direct Chancellor Melody Rose to send a letter to state lawmakers in support of imposing a vaccine mandate on students enrolled in public colleges and universities in Nevada.
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Regents vote to keep vaccine mandate for higher ed faculty and staff
by Bob Conradby Bob ConradThe Nevada System of Higher Education’s board of regents on Thursday voted to keep in place its vaccine mandate for employees.
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Nevada’s ongoing focus on workforce development programs intensified this week with the appointment of nine members to the newly formed Community College Workforce Training and Programs Committee.
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Nevada System of Higher Education this week announced the resignation of Vincent Solis, who has served for the past three years as president of Western Nevada College.
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Registration for spring classes at any of the Nevada System of Higher Education’s (NSHE) seven institutions began this week, for the first time with a new requirement—vaccination for COVID-19.
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Prof. prevails in lawsuit against TMCC; cops were sent to his house last night in response
by Bob Conradby Bob ConradA judge ruled in Thomas Cardoza’s favor in a lawsuit against Truckee Meadows Community College, but rather than pay him, TMCC sent police to his front door.
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The vaccination rate among employees of Nevada’s System of Higher Education–which employs nearly 24,000 across the state–has risen nearly 35% over the past week.