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It’s a new world for college sports. Will Nevada and UNLV survive?

Schools on the outside looking in have struggled to kickstart average-to-moribund programs, as even stalwart programs have struggled to keep pace with the transfer portal. In this new world — where will Nevada’s programs fall?

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How a historic state worker pay boost could force higher ed cuts

Amid a now-highly partisan split over new state employee compensation packages, the state’s higher education institutions have raised concerns that the size of the increase — coupled with the way the state funds those increases — may force colleges and universities to make budget cuts, even under the new budgetary windfall.

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Lawmakers clarify price tag for expanding undocumented student access to Silver State Opportunity Grant

While AB213 does not include a fiscal note, bill sponsor Assemblyman Edgar Flores (D-Las Vegas) and Andrew Clinger, chief financial officer for the Nevada System of Higher Education, clarified that in order to create an alternative form and process for undocumented students to apply for the grant, the Nevada System of Higher Education will draw up to 5 percent of the Silver State Opportunity Grant program funds, which total $5 million a year allocated from the state general fund.

Millions in federal aid could ease higher ed cuts

Nearly $200 million in estimated federal aid will flow to fiscally beleaguered institutions and struggling students in the coming weeks as part of the massive $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, pending final guidelines on spending restrictions expected later this month from the Department of Education.

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