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Nevada college students to see 4 percent fee increase

Students who attend a state college will pay 4 percent more in student fees in 2019 and 2020 with Friday’s close vote of the state Board of Regents.

CCSD’s top lobbyist leaving for job with city of Las Vegas

Nicole Rourke, associate superintendent of community and government relations, will leave her post next week to serve as a deputy administrative services director with the city, a spokeswoman for the district confirmed.

Regents take first step in finding new CSN president

A committee of the state Board of Regents took the first step of many on Monday in the process to replace longtime College of Southern Nevada President Michael Richards.

Debate on America’s foreign policy planned at UNLV

The Brookings Institution is hoping for vigorous, civil and constructive debate surrounding America’s foreign policy at UNLV on Monday.

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HIV clinic at UNLV reopens on day of court hearing

The same morning a hearing was held to ask the court to force UNLV to reopen its maternal-HIV program an attorney for the university said there is no need for such action.

UNLV secures $250K for legal aid for immigrant children

A $250,000 donation from a local personal injury law firm will fund legal counsel for unaccompanied immigrant children through UNLV’s law school, the school announced in a press release Wednesday.

2 Clark County elementary schools earn Blue Ribbon honors

Thompson Elementary in northwest Las Vegas and Wallin Elementary in Henderson are celebrating the honor, given out to only 342 schools in the nation this year.

Skorkowsky shook off shackles in announcing his departure

Clark County School District superintendent’s surprise announcement that he will step down at the end of June 2018 included signals that he intends to take some of those he considers trouble-makers with him.

Feds find CCSD violated Title IX in case of special education student

The Clark County School District violated federal Title IX law that protects students from sexual harassment in the handling of a 2011 complaint of a special education student, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights concluded in December.

UNLV alumni want new name for Swenson Street to define campus

Joel Laub and Chip Johnson began an effort in 2015 to rename Swenson Street as University Parkway or University Boulevard in order to give the campus more clearly defined boundaries and signal UNLV’s presence to Vegas visitors.