As the number of omicron cases increases in Nevada, college students are preparing to return to class next week for a new semester.

Despite more than a year and a half of fiscal and academic chaos spurred by the pandemic, two Nevada universities are set to maintain their status as Carnegie “R1” research universities under a preliminary classification announced late Wednesday.

Nevada’s public colleges and universities are allowing students who aren’t fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to register for spring classes after a state legislative board refused to make permanent an emergency mandate.

Despite more than a year and a half of fiscal and academic chaos spurred by the pandemic, two Nevada universities are set to maintain their status as Carnegie “R1” research universities under a preliminary classification announced late Wednesday. 

Nevada’s higher education system on Thursday approved a policy requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for employees.

The future of teaching has shifted to the online platform following the global lockdown that started early last year, with most lectures and classes being held remotely.

Colleges are taking different approaches in terms of how they’re using online learning in the second fall with COVID.

Southern Nevada colleges and universities are switching more in-person classes to a remote format for the fall semester amid high COVID-19 metrics, frustrating some students who were counting on a nearly full return to campus.