In The News: Division of Student Affairs

Associated Press

The University of Nevada Las Vegas has reduced its student life facilities fee by $50, but many students raised concerns about fees for services that are limited or no longer available because of COVID-19.

Nevada Independent

In the first grade, Octavio Muro remembers hearing giggles and feeling a deep sense of shame and embarrassment when he struggled to understand a request from his teacher to introduce himself to his classmates.

KSNV-TV: News 3

A COVID-19 delayed deadline expires Wednesday for students applying for admittance to UNLV.

Las Vegas Review Journal

UNLV will distribute $11.8 million in federal coronavirus relief money to students.

KNPR News

UNLV just registered more than 31,000 students and recorded a first-year retention rate of about 80 percent.

Las Vegas Review Journal

University Police Services’ Southern Command — a new department created as part of the consolidation of police forces for four schools — is on track to be fully up and running by January.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

It’s never too late to plan for college, and UNLV is giving Nevada residents a leg up with a new tuition program in fall 2020.

KSNV-TV: News 3

Beginning Fall 2020, UNLV will offer a new Tuition+ Award Program. The program will provide eligible Nevada residents a grant for 12 undergraduate credit hours of tuition and fees each semester, plus $1,000 for books for the school year.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

A blind UNLV student has a unique perspective ahead of the new school year.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

The Clark County School District, University of Nevada, Las Vegas and Las Vegas Metropolitan police departments collaborated during the summer to figure out how to combat school violence, and increase campus safety before the start of the new 2019 school year.

KSNV-TV: News 3

University Police Officer Bree Torrey said it was a face she couldn’t forget.

Las Vegas Sun

The days of bunk beds and shared dormitory bathrooms are long gone for many college students.