In The News: Brookings Mountain West
This column was submitted to the Sun after the writer, a student at 51ԹϺ, attended a special debate this month between members of the university’s debate team and visiting scholars from the Brookings Institution. The topic was whether the U.S. should establish single-payer health insurance coverage.
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).