Student fees are going up next year for undergraduates at the University of Nevada, Reno to help pay for construction of a new $46 million fitness center for students, faculty and staff.
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UNLV President Neal Smatresk on Friday said he was “offended” by a letter sent by eight faculty members to Nevada higher education leaders claiming that women and minorities are overlooked and under-promoted at the university.
Women and minorities have been overlooked and underpromoted by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, according to a letter written by eight faculty members who call for the return of former UNLV president Carol Harter as acting president because of her willingness to address these issues.
The College of Southern Nevada continues to tackle its financial aid challenges.
Nevada higher education leaders on Thursday approved starting the planning process for a University of Nevada, Las Vegas Medical School.
The largest private school in the Las Vegas Valley will celebrate the groundbreaking of an $8.75 million athletic complex project today.
Hispanic community leaders showed in force Thursday and successfully lobbied the Clark County School Board to fill an empty board seat with the candidate they support – Stavan Corbett.
With cuts across her arms and suicide on her mind, Jesse Dawson was finally ready to tell someone about the bullies who persecuted her for five years.
Clark County public schools may be struggling according to almost every assessment, but they have a “chance to break through,” according to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, who visited the nation’s fifth-largest school district for the first time in more than two years on Wednesday.
Teens from Asian nations dominated a global exam given to 15-year-olds, while U.S. students showed little improvement and failed to reach the top 20 in math, science or reading, according to test results released Tuesday.
UNLV’s Faculty Senate wants an acting president to be appointed and a national presidential search to begin as soon as possible to replace President Neal Smatresk.
The 2014 Nevada Teacher of the Year award will be named in honor of Michael Landsberry, the teacher who died putting himself between a shooter and students at Sparks Middle School earlier this year.
A member of the Nevada State Board of Education is willing to step down from his governor-appointed post to join the Clark County School Board.
Ke’Andre Blackston Jr. was multiplying by the time he was 5 years old.
Earth science teacher Megan Krier leaves her classroom once a day to meet with Western High School’s student council in a back room that serves as a graveyard for canceled programs.
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