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Attorney says chancellor, board did not break laws

March 14, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO – The attorney for the North Dakota university system says the state Board of Higher Education and the system chancellor did not break open meetings laws. Continue Reading

Higher ed board to look at ‘disturbing’ allegations against embattled chancellor

March 7, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK The state Board of Higher Education will likely meet in May to discuss “disturbing information and allegations” about embattled Chancellor Hamid Shirvani. Continue Reading

NDUS chancellor discusses reform plan at UND

January 8, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

GRAND FORKS Student success remains the focus of the North Dakota University System plan to overhaul admissions standards, which will not affect tuition rates, system Chancellor Hamid Shirvani said Tuesday. Continue Reading

Duaine Espegard, Grand Forks, column: To reform higher ed, N.D.’s chancellor needs staff

November 10, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

North Dakota is entering a new era, and it’s imperative that we make good decisions about where we invest the proceeds of our prosperity. What better investment than in the education of the generation who will lead our transformation from the state that has been the country’s best-kept secret to the state that quickly is becoming the envy of the world? Continue Reading

Hamid Shirvani, chancellor, North Dakota University System, column: ‘Pathways’ to a stronger university system for all

October 16, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

What we intend to accomplish is to serve this state by better preparing our young people for an ever-changing, ever-challenging future.
That goal is the driving force behind the Pathways to Student Success plan. Continue Reading

OUR OPINION: A new and exciting landscape for higher ed

September 29, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

The State Board’s actions this week dramatically reform the system, very likely for the better. Continue Reading

ShaunAnne Tangney, Minot, letter: N.D. needs new — not recycled — higher ed model

August 25, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Instead of naively accepting Chancellor Shirvani’s three-tiered model a tepid and second-hand version of a higher education strategy that is on the brink of failure in its home state why don’t we create a new model, our own model, one that allows for individuality and flexibility, innovation and enterprise, originality and resourcefulness? Continue Reading

MATTERS AT HAND: New chancellor scores with plan for N.D. colleges

August 18, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

It’s an exaggeration to say that Hamid Shirvani has taken North Dakota by storm but not by much. He certainly made a powerful impression. Continue Reading

N.D. chancellor’s reforms hold exciting potential

August 18, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Chancellor Hamid Shirvani’s ideas could bring dramatic improvements to the North Dakota University System. Continue Reading

Duaine Espegard, president, North Dakota Board of Higher Education, column: Support the chancellor as N.D. transforms higher ed

August 14, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Herald readers should expect changes in the North Dakota University System.
This is what North Dakotans have asked for and what the system needs in order to move forward with its development. Continue Reading