May 3, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK Legislators on Friday approved an 11.9 percent increase in state funding for higher education, but sent with it a strong message that campuses keep tuition affordable. Continue Reading
February 19, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK Penalties for multiple offenses for driving under the influence would increase and the state’s 24/7 sobriety program would be used more often under a bill passed Tuesday. Continue Reading
February 7, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK (FNS) The governor, higher education officials and students asked the Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday to support a new funding formula they say is transparent, fair and rewards campuses for improving student completion rates. Continue Reading
January 22, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK North Dakota’s Gov. Jack Dalrymple, lawmakers and university students and administrators said Tuesday the university system’s funding formula has not been transparent, equitable and has been looked down on over the years. Continue Reading
January 15, 2013 in Grand Forks Herald
Chancellor Hamid Shirvani made an early pitch to legislators Monday to justify why the University System should expand its staff by 30 workers instead of the seven new employees included in Gov. Jack Dalrymple’s budget proposal.
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January 9, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK Representatives speaking on behalf of the 48,000 students in the North Dakota University System would like to see limits to increases in mandatory student fees, an area where colleges have been criticized for lack of oversight. Continue Reading
January 8, 2013 in Grand Forks Herald
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 at UND. Continue Reading
January 5, 2013 in Grand Forks Herald
The university should be embarrassed by its ‘Speech Code of the Month.’ Continue Reading
December 29, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The Bay State dominates national assessments of student performance. N.D. should set its eyes on that goal. Continue Reading
December 29, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The rest of the Top 10 stories of 2012 ranged from stories about the shocking deaths of young people, to stories about surprising changes in the community, such as Grand Forks’ only hospital buying its would-be rival in town. A long-standing controversy over UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname appeared to end, while long-standing problems with the Spirit Lake tribe’s child protection system appear to continue into the new year.
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