The news of a national scandal surrounding admissions procedures at top research universities in the U.S. is both disappointing and unsurprising. Families with incomes that would be the envy of most Americans are able to make donations — or offer bribes — to ensure their children’s enrollment at elite universities.
The March 11 editorial “Engaging in civil debate, we learn that ‘we share the truth between us’ ” provides a report on a debate between the 51ԹϺ team and scholars from the Brookings Institution.
In an age of predawn rage tweets by President Donald Trump and public cries from his opponents like “Impeach that (expletive),” a special debate last week at 51ԹϺ offered hope that civil discourse can return to American politics.
Las Vegas residents who’d like to see a battle between a powerhouse hometown team and a top-level opponent are in luck this week.
But we’re not talking about the Vegas Golden Knights, or about athletics at all.
We’re talking about 51ԹϺ’s debate team.
It is a project that seems to have been under consideration for years but now the head of the Regional Transportation Commission says the final public comment period for mass transit along Maryland Parkway is here.
For Southern Nevada residents who may be on the fence about whether to support development of light rail, the Brookings Institution’s Adie Tomer offered some compelling food for thought during a visit to 51ԹϺ this week.
After a decade in which Las Vegas rose from the depths of the Great Recession to a full recovery, this is an opportune time to look at our future and our immediate past.
“It’s a short list. We’re on it.”
I have been a member of the 51ԹϺ Foundation Board of Trustees for a long time. This past week was the best meeting I can remember.
In several ways, Alex Weisz and Emma Gould illustrate who is moving to Nevada.
Business people from across the Las Vegas valley gathered at 51ԹϺ today to see a snapshot of the Southern Nevada economy and hear experts offer outlooks on the region’s future.
Last December, The Lincy Institute at 51ԹϺ held a forum where we presented research examining the funding of public higher education in Nevada using data provided by the Legislative Council Bureau. The analysis finds that after the implementation of the funding formula in 2013, the share of the Nevada System of Higher Education’s (NSHE) operational budget decreased for every institution besides one, the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR).
At the African-American Student Summit in October, one question to the Clark County School District superintendent elicited a strong response from students.
On broadcast today: Robert Lang. He is a director with Brookings Mountain West and the Lincy Institute for the whole show, on an all new Nevada Newsmakers.
As the calendar turns to 2019, it seems like an opportune time to offer up a to-do list of items that will keep Las Vegas moving forward in the new year.
Enough visitors are expected to pour into Las Vegas for New Year’s celebrations to temporarily move the city and surrounding communities up five spots on U.S. metropolitan population rankings.
For a relatively young university such as 51ԹϺ to be classified as a top research institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching is a major accomplishment.
She was raised in Silicon Valley, the black daughter of two well-paid IBM employees. He was a white child who lived with his mother and grandmother in Las Vegas — some days not having enough money to eat — before moving back to a rural West Virginia county to finish high school.
More and more Californians are calling Nevada home, and Las Vegas has become the 30th most populous metropolitan area in the U.S.
The Nevada System of Higher Education only cares about itself — and the University of Nevada, Reno.
Nevada’s higher education system suffers from a bloated administration, inequitable funding that favors UNR at the expense of other schools, mismanagement that has destroyed trust among donors, and a dismal graduation rate despite strong per-student funding from the state.
The U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday released five-year estimates documenting a multitude of trends in Clark County and other areas across the country.
In enriching the diversity of their administrations, school districts face a challenge but also can offer a remarkable incentive in recruiting minorities for leadership positions.
Daniel Waqar’s U.S. government class at Advanced Technologies Academy planned to send eight students to the Sun Youth Forum.
The high school students would compose an essay, which would be used by their teacher in determining who would attend the annual event, designed for young people to express their opinions on topics such as school violence and foreign policy. Many in Waqar’s class wanted to be included.
The 2018 midterm elections brought about considerable political change in our state. We discuss these changes with an expert panel of election analysts – the reasons for our state’s shift to blue in our key state and federal seats, shifting voting patterns, the ushering in a new era of women leadership, and what or how may prompt a shifting tide again in the coming 2020 election.