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LAS VEGAS – The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Chancellor Thom Reilly has asked Nevada’s Federal Delegation to help rescind the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) rule changes for international students. In a letter to Nevada’s Congressional representatives, the Chancellor stated, “These changes could adversely affect over 2,000 international students attending NSHE’s institutions. Firstly,…

LAS VEGAS – The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) and its eight institutions are seeking Congressional support for the Hispanic Educational Resources and Empowerment (HERE) Act, which would improve collaboration between Hispanic?serving institutions (HSIs) and Hispanic?serving school districts to improve postsecondary educational achievement of Hispanic students. Chancellor Thom Reilly, NSHE’s eight institution presidents, and…

LAS VEGAS – The Nevada Board of Regents today unanimously approved the selection of Dr. Melody Rose as the next chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), effective Sept. 1, 2020. During a 25-year career in higher education Dr. Rose has been a leader as an academic faculty member and administrator, who has…

LAS VEGAS – NSHE and its students were greeted with uplifting news Thursday morning as the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of keeping open the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The Nevada System of Higher Education has vocally and staunchly sided with DACA students and supporters in the case of Department…

LAS VEGAS – The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents were presented with metrics from the Desert Research Institute and Truckee Meadows Community 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 DRI President Kumud Acharya…

LAS VEGAS – The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents renewed the contracts of College of Southern Nevada (CSN) President Federico Zaragoza, Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) President Karin Hilgersom, and Western Nevada College (WNC) President Vincent Solis following a performance review. “I’m proud of the leadership of our presidents during this…

LAS VEGAS – Following the request of Gov. Sisolak due to the economic fallout caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Nevada Board of Regents approved another 5 percent budget reduction proposal on Friday. NSHE’s budget reduction proposal through the fiscal year 2021 totals nearly 20 percent. The Office of the Governor has asked for budget…

LAS VEGAS – The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents elected Chair Mark Doubrava and Vice Chair Carol Del Carlo to serve as the officers of the Board for Fiscal Year 2021. The Board of Regents leadership is comprised of a chair and vice chair who are elected by the Regents. The…