System receives funding update

System receives funding update

- Nevada’s higher education funding model is in the vast minority when compared with other states, according to a report from a consulting firm given Wednesday to a state legislative committee. ... Read more



System receives funding update


Nevada’s higher education funding model is in the vast minority when compared with other states, according to a report from a consulting firm given Wednesday to a state legislative committee.

Money goes south in new formula


The University of Nevada, Reno could lose about $1.3 million in two years under a new funding model proposed to the Nevada System of Higher Education on Friday.

Sandoval plan to produce flat budget


While the governor’s recently announced tax plan could help the university avoid cutting degrees, departments and services during the next two years, the institution’s budget prospects remain murky, according to higher education leaders.

Legislator speaks out on drinking, budget


Editor’s note: The Associated Students of the University of Nevada Department of Legislative Affairs will invite various members of the state Legislature to campus to speak about higher education issues to both ASUN and The Nevada Sagebrush. This week, News Editor Ben Miller spoke with Sen. Don Gustavson, a Republican who sits on the Judiciary Committee, about his views on higher education.

Governor plans to extend taxes to avoid cutting higher ed


Gov. Brian Sandoval announced today that he will extend the sunset dates of state taxes in order to avoid cutting education and other state services in next year's legislative session.

UNR delays action on farm rezoning proposal


Marc Johnson, interim president of the University of Nevada, Reno, announced in a mass email today that he has decided against rezoning the institution's farm.

Sandoval’s state economic plan aims to create 50,000 jobs by 2014


View a PDF version of Gov. Brian Sandoval’s “Moving Nevada Forward: A Plan for Excellence in Economic Development, 2012-2014“ Tuesday morning at the University of Nevada, Reno’s Center for Molecular Medicine, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval unveiled an economic development plan geared to create 50,000 new jobs by 2014. “It’s pretty ambitious but we believe we need to set our goals high [...]

NSHE proposes funding changes


Citing a failure to modernize and a need for accountability, Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Dan Klaich proposed an outline Friday to replace the state’s funding formula for higher education.