Nate Mackinnon, vice chancellor for community colleges for the Nevada System of Higher Education, reported Thursday that 1,318 students remain eligible to receive scholarship money for the fall semester.
Natalie Bruzda
Former higher education reporter
Natalie Bruzda covered higher education for the Las Vegas Review-Journal between April 2016 and October 2018. She came to the Review-Journal after living, studying and working in southwestern Pennsylvania her entire life. She is an alumna of Waynesburg University and West Virginia University, and previously covered education and local government at newspapers in Punxsutawney and Uniontown, Pennsylvania.
Breanna Boppre joined her father onstage two years ago for his birthday. In celebration of the day, the father-daughter duo sang “Make it Last” — a rock ballad that had become their song over theyears she visited him in prison.
Through a pioneering internship program, DRI wants to make a dent in the dearth of trained workers to fill Nevada’s 1,633 cybersecurity job openings.
Nevada State College President Bart Patterson has been on a paid leave of absence for about two weeks following his arrest last month on suspicion of driving under the influence.
In one of his final classes at UNLV, the history of economic thought, Malamud chronicled the names of famous economists and their most well-known contributions. It’s one of his favorite classes.
Sandoval said technology like artificial intelligence, driverless cars, drones, blockchain and the internet of things will impact the day-to-day lives of Nevadans and the way lawyers litigate.
Driven. Approachable. Inclusive. These are among the adjectives College of Southern Nevada faculty and staff used to describe their next leader after their first interactions with him.
Many UNLV students have joined a growing number of college students who bedazzle their mortarboards with gems, lace and glitter to add funny, serious, political or playful messages to the ceremonial accessory.
From all over the United States and with an array of higher education management experience along with them, the four finalists for the presidency post met with the campus community in public forums this week.
Three of Nevada’s college campuses are making way for new classroom, lab and office space to prepare students for careers in engineering, education and health sciences.
There’s been some concern from faculty, students and the community about the stability of the university given UNLV President Len Jessup’s decision to leave with about two years left on his five-year contract.
Four college administrators with diverse backgrounds and from different parts of the country have been named finalists to become president of the College of Southern Nevada.
Patterson, 56, was arrested at 9:45 p.m. Friday near Green Valley Parkway and Warm Springs Road in Henderson after he was involved in a single-car crash. He was driving home from a charity event.
The governance structure of the Nevada Board of Regents and the stability of UNLV were among the top concerns faculty and students brought to the attention of Chancellor Thom Reilly during an open forum at the university on Monday.
Nevada’s higher education system will unveil a new program on Friday to make college more accessible and affordable for more of the state’s residents.