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NDUS responds to accreditation concerns

June 17, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

GRAND FORKS North Dakota University System Chancellor Hamid Shirvani provided “clear and compelling evidence” the State Board of Higher Education is “committed to and compliant” with accreditation guidelines, according to a document released Saturday. Continue Reading

Higher ed budget comes with message: Keep tuition down

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

Non-redacted Dickinson State survey released

January 1, 2013 in Grand Forks Herald

Dickinson State University and North Dakota University System officials have released in full an employee comments section of the 2012 DSU Campus Quality Survey following an open records request by The Forum News Service in late December. Continue Reading

NDUS seeks $84 million budget increase

December 3, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

North Dakota University System officials are requesting an additional $84 million of state funding for the next two years. Continue Reading

Hamid Shirvani, chancellor, North Dakota University System, Bismarck, column: ‘Educating for change’ is our universities’ challenge

November 25, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Simply put, we want to create free minds, not ideological ones. The free mind thrives on the world of experiences with all of its contradictions, ambiguities, ironies and paradoxes. Continue Reading

Education officials plan Dickinson State visit

November 12, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Representatives from the U.S. Department of Education will be visiting Dickinson State University later this month, although the trip is not believed to be in direct reference to the recent scandal that rocked DSU. Continue Reading

Lake Region college presidential search team named

October 19, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

The North Dakota University System announced Thursday a committee to search for candidates for the new president of Lake Region State College in Devils Lake. 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

ND college entrance standards to get tougher in 2015

September 26, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK North Dakota college students will face tougher entrance requirements in three years under admissions changes approved Wednesday by the state Board of Higher Education. Continue Reading

Higher ed board approves student fees change: New tuition rate structure expected by fall 2014

September 5, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO North Dakota’s Board of Higher Education approved a plan Wednesday that will eventually do away with most student fees in the wake of a scathing state audit that found misspending of fee money at North Dakota State University and the University of North Dakota. Continue Reading