Press Releases

LAS VEGAS – The Board of Regents received an update on the Nevada System of Higher Education’s (NSHE) system-wide Foster Youth Success Initiative, which has helped more than 70 NSHE students with tuition assistance or other services. “I’m very proud of the early success of this initiative and I look forward to seeing it grow…

LAS VEGAS – The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents were presented with metrics from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and the College of Southern Nevada relating to their performance in the areas of Access, Student Success, Closing the Achievement Gap, Workforce Education, and Research. The metrics were presented by UNLV…

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents agreed to remain a customer of NV Energy, who will make three $500,000 incentive payments for the years 2019, 2020, and 2021 to benefit NSHE’s institutions. As part of the Customer Service Agreement, NSHE promised to negotiate with NV Energy for…

LAS VEGAS – The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents officially launched a national search for the next president of the University of Nevada, Reno on Thursday. UNR President Marc Johnson announced in October he would be returning to the faculty at the university’s College of Business in July 2020. The decision…

The Nevada System of Higher Education is closely monitoring the case of the Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California, currently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case on Tuesday. NSHE has joined more than 160 other higher education institutions from 32 states…

A little more than a year ago, the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) launched the system-wide Foster Youth Success Initiative and since then more than 70 NSHE students have been helped with tuition assistance or other services. First, NSHE received a $200,000 grant from the Walter S. Johnson Foundation, to support the successful implementation…

The Nevada System of Higher Education and the Board of Regents thanked University of Nevada, Reno President Marc Johnson for his service as he announced Thursday he would be returning to the faculty at the university’s College of Business. Chancellor Thom Reilly “For almost a decade, President Marc Johnson has led the University of Nevada,…

LAS VEGAS – The Nevada System of Higher Education and the Clark County School District are partnering with Operation HOPE, a global organization that works to end poverty through financial education. Operation HOPE will fund full time financial coaches at the Clark County School District, Nevada State College and the College of Southern Nevada to…

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LAS VEGAS – The Nevada System of Higher Education has joined more than 130 other higher education institutions from 31 states supporting the University of California System in its case for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. NSHE is joining an Amicus Curiae (Friend of the Court) Brief by the Presidents’ Alliance on…