In The News: Brookings Mountain West

Nevada Independent

This chip manufacturing shortage presents a premier opportunity for economic development in the Silver State.

Nevada Current

U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 edition of its “Best Colleges” rankings once again names the University of Nevada, Las Vegas among the most diverse universities in the country.

Las Vegas Sun

UNLV comes up as a refreshing exception in a new report by the Brookings Institution showing a disquieting trend of public colleges crowding out in-state students by accepting others from across state lines.

Wall Street Journal

The ‘student swap’ creates a vicious circle that drives up higher-education costs and worsens the debt crisis.

Brookings

This week, authorities in South Africa announced that the country’s economy is 11 percent larger than previous estimates after Statistics South Africa altered its method for calculating gross domestic product.

Brookings

Unlike developing countries in Asia, African countries are not relying on export-led manufacturing to drive structural transformation but instead pivoting to service-oriented sectors.

Brookings

On Monday, Zambia’s electoral commission declared opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema the winner of the southern African nation’s recent presidential election.

Brookings

Africa’s youth population continues to grow rapidly: In fact, the World Bank predicts that people under the age of 25 are set to comprise 50 percent of the population of sub-Saharan Africa by 2050.

Nevada Independent

In May, things were looking up. Today, conditions on the ground have forced a reassessment.

Nevada Independent

In May, things were looking up. Today, conditions on the ground have forced a reassessment.

News R

News and other social media platforms are showing videos of the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan that have spurred a roller-coaster of emotions for Saha Salahi, an Afghan American student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

Afghan families in the Las Vegas valley have raised concerns about their loved ones back in Afghanistan.