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Feb 12, 2021 In 1965, only one state had no community colleges: Nevada. That soon changed. And 2021 marks the golden anniversary of the College of Southern Nevada and Western Nevada College. It all began when Carson City and Elko residents tried to start their own colleges, and Elko succeeded. The result was what is now Great Basin College. Governor Paul Laxalt took office in 1967 and strongly supported community colleges. He also encountered a benefactor, who lived at the Desert Inn: Howard Hughes. The billionaire gave the state a quarter of a million dollars to help start the Elko campus and study where to put other colleges. The regents hired a community college administrator, Charles Donnelly. He developed a mission and targeted Las Vegas and Carson City. Interestingly, the legislature would wind up debating whether the new community colleges should be separate from the university, with a different governing board than the university regents. Not that there has been AN ....
Share: NEW YORK, Jan. 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Council for Aid to Education, Inc. (CAE), a nonprofit developer of performance-based and custom assessments that authentically measure students essential college and career skills, today announced the appointments of Judith Eaton, Ph.D., and Diane Ferguson to its board of directors. Eaton previously served as president of both the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and CAE. Ferguson is managing director, head of financial institutions, corporate and investment banking at Mizuho Americas. CAE is pleased to welcome Judith and Diane as the latest additions to our board, said Bob Yayac, president and CEO, CAE. Judith is a nationally known advocate for education and we re honored to have her return to CAE in this role. Diane s strong financial background will serve us as we grow our organization in the coming years. With their combined decades of expertise and passion for our work, I am confident they wi ....