The Lincy Institute
Share Knowledge, Change Lives, Transform Our Community
Remembering Dr. Robert E. Lang
May 28, 1959 - June 21, 2021
Lincy Endowed Chair in Urban Affairs
Executive Director of The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West
Professor, School of Public Policy & Leadership, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
The Lincy Institute is a public policy think tank organized to conduct and support research improving health, education, economic development, governance, non-profits, and social services in Nevada. This research is used to build capacity for service providers and enhance efforts to draw state and federal money to the greater Las Vegas region. The Lincy Institute also highlights key issues that affect public policy and quality-of-life decisions on behalf of children, families, and communities in Nevada.
The Lincy Institute In the News
For a particular campaign sign that has popped up across Las Vegas as the midterm elections draw near, the message couldn’t be more clear.
Las Vegas resident Dandino Garcia, who recently opened his own restaurant where he serves arepas inspired by his home country of Venezuela, has not seen a lot of the change that politicians have promised.
We examine trends in political party registration in the Latino community in Southern Nevada and what those patterns could mean for the upcoming midterm elections.
The Clark County School Board of the future could add two politically appointed members and a student representative, but the concept of a hybrid board isn’t warmly received by its current members.
What's Happening
UNLV Brookings Mountain West and Lincy Institute scholars review Silver State’s economic development efforts of the past decade and present agenda for the next five years.
A collection of news stories highlighting the experts and student changemakers at UNLV.
A collection of news stories highlighting the experts and student changemakers at UNLV.
Accomplishments
- Jul. 20, 2022
- Jul. 4, 2022
- Jun. 15, 2022
- May. 20, 2022
EXPERTS
- Chair and Professor, Department of Political Science
- -->Associate Professor, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
An expert in education policy and minority-serving institutions.