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NDSU aquatic center survives challenge by ed board

May 23, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO The State Board of Higher Education on Thursday shot down a motion to rescind approval of North Dakota State University increasing student fees to start paying for an $11 million aquatic center not yet approved by state lawmakers. Continue Reading

Diederich elected president of ND higher ed board

May 23, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO – North Dakota’s embattled State Board of Higher Education will soon have a new president. Continue Reading

Higher ed board approves tuition increase maximums

May 9, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

GRAND FORKS Students at North Dakota’s 11 public colleges and universities could face tuition increases as high as 6.6 percent next fall, even after an “unprecedented” increase in state funding for the University System approved by legislators in the recently completed session. Continue Reading

Higher ed measure would give power to legislators, board member says

May 9, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

GRAND FORKS Although a resolution to replace the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education with a three-member commission might appear to be prompted by recent controversy, board member Grant Shaft said there has been similar legislation every session. Continue Reading

Higher ed board dissolves committees to avoid meeting violations

May 9, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

GRAND FORKS The State Board of Higher Education has dissolved its three committees and will operate only as a full board, a move meant to avoid more open meeting violations following Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem’s findings of “pervasive” noncompliance with the laws. Continue Reading

ND attorney general says higher ed board violated open meeting laws

April 18, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK The State Board of Higher Education violated open meeting laws during a Jan. 16 dinner at Chancellor Hamid Shirvani’s home and must remedy the infraction within seven days, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said Thursday. Continue Reading

Higher ed board approves DSU debt payment plan: Officials ready to step in should proposal fail again

September 26, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK Dickinson State University has a plan to pay off its ongoing debt, but should the plan fail to pay in the allotted time as it has in the past tough decisions will be made to take care of the problem. Continue Reading