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Reno, Nevada – The Nevada Board of Regents on Friday approved a partnership between the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) and MGM Resorts International that will make higher education affordable and accessible to its nearly 72,000 employees throughout the U.S. The MGM College Opportunity Program marks the first time a Fortune 500 company is…

Reno, Nevada – The Board of Regents on Thursday unanimously passed the Nevada Foster Care Fee Waiver initiative that will increase the chances of educational access and success for Nevada’s foster children. The program focuses on people who have aged out of the Foster Care system by addressing the perpetual educational inequities of foster children…

LAS VEGAS – The Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents are seeking a $14.3 million enhancement for the UNLV School of Medicine, which if approved by the governor and state legislature, will meet staffing requirements as originally planned. “This money will help the UNLV School of Medicine move forward and reach staffing levels…

LAS VEGAS – The Nevada Board of Regents approved the final version of a $1.5 billion operating budget request for Nevada’s public higher education institutions on Friday. The 2019 to 2021 Biennial NSHE Operating Budget and Supplemental Request includes funding for UNLV’s new School of Medicine, addresses faculty salaries, and creates a state-wide summer school…

LAS VEGAS — The Nevada Promise Scholarship, which allows students to attend Nevada community colleges at virtually no cost, began accepting applications for its second year. Last year saw more than 1,300 students become eligible to receive the scholarship and attend the College of Southern Nevada, Great Basin College, Truckee Meadows Community College, or Western Nevada College this fall semester nearly for free. Established by Governor Sandoval and the Nevada…

LAS VEGAS – Chancellor Thom Reilly announced that veteran government attorney Joseph Reynolds will be joining the Nevada System of Higher education administration as General Counsel in late August. “Joe is a veteran of government service having advised Governor Sandoval on legal and policy matters as a member of his senior staff, chairing the Public…

LAS VEGAS — The Nevada Board of Regents approved the final piece of its $1.5 billion operating budget request for Nevada’s public higher education institutions on Friday, a return to funding levels not seen since 2008-2009. The 2019 to 2021 Biennial NSHE Operating Budget and Supplemental Request includes funding for a state-wide summer school initiative…

LAS VEGAS — As the White House plans on encouraging higher education institutions to adopt race-blind admissions standards, Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Thom Reilly noted that Nevada’s public higher education institutions operate under an open access for general admission policy. “We are a state that has open access for general admission to our…