The Degree is the first phase of a plan to convert existing housing at Legacy LV into a 3,000-bed community on the UNLV campus
Aleksandra Appleton
Education reporter
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Aleksandra joined the Review-Journal in June 2019 to cover higher education. She was previously the education reporter at the Fresno Bee in California, and prior to starting at the Bee, she got her master's in journalism from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.
A court appointed receiver has asked a judge to OK the sale of The Art Institute of Las Vegas to a group of professors who have been negotiating to buy it since January.
The plan, the third iteration of the building meant to house UNLV’s medical program, comes after big private donations sought for a grander edifice failed to materialize.
The Clark County School Board discussed publicly Thursday a plan to eliminate 170 dean positions from the district and reassign those administrators to teaching roles.
Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Thom Reilly will not seek an extension after his three-year term ends in 2020, an aide announced Wednesday.
While students impacted by Friday’s explosion on the University of Nevada, Reno, campus, parents say they’ve heard nothing about whether they’ll be compensated for losses.
Shaan Patel has parlayed his academic success — degrees from USC and Yale and a dermatology residency — into a successful college admissions test preparation company.
All UNLV graduates are now considered members of the university’s alumni association, making them eligible for discounted tickets to athletic events and Disneyland and other rewards.
The decision may determine if a monthslong effort by teachers to purchase and run the Henderson school after its parent company entered receivership will succeeed.
The inaugural class in the Valley Health System program is comprised of 10 residents in the family medicine program and 16 in the general surgery program.
Nevada State College in Henderson will expand its teaching program with a new 65,000-square-foot building that will break ground by year’s end, according to officials.
The handheld units can help diagnose traumatic bleeding during transport and also communicate patient information to waiting emergency room doctors.
