Chancellor’s Bulletin

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…

CARSON CITY – The Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents were presented with metrics from the University of Nevada, Reno and Western Nevada College relating to their performance in the areas of Access, Student Success, Closing the Achievement Gap, Workforce Education, and Research. The metrics were presented by UNR President Mark Johnson and…

CARSON CITY – Over 250 employees of MGM Resorts International from across the nation have enrolled in the first semester of the company’s College Opportunity Program, which provides more than 70,000 MGM Resorts employees in the United States with access to free college through the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE). The MGM College Opportunity…

CARSON CITY – Dr. Kumud Acharya, an ecological engineer whose pioneering work in Nevada helped local and state water managers address aquatic invasive species threatening both Lake Mead and Lake Tahoe, has been tapped to lead Desert Research Institute. The Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents appointed Dr. Acharya as Interim President after…

LAS VEGAS – The Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents on Friday unanimously voted to name the new student union building at the College of Southern Nevada, North Las Vegas campus, after Assemblyman Tyrone Thompson. Thompson, a tireless advocate for education, passed away unexpectedly in May. “Assemblyman Thompson was a selfless advocate for…

By Meghin Delaney College of Southern Nevada More than 50 inmates celebrated their academic and workforce training achievements in June, thanks to the state’s Prison Education Program. The College of Southern Nevada provides the education portion of the program, which aims to help inmates transition back to society. The students are able to earn academic…