February 26, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK – Senate lawmakers shot down an amendment to the University System budget bill that would have given $854,520 to the State Board of Higher Education to buyout Chancellor Hamid Shirvani’s contract. Continue Reading
February 22, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK Students from North Dakota’s public universities will decide today whether they support the University System Chancellor Hamid Shirvani.
Delegates from the 11 schools will meet in the Student Union at Bismarck State College during a regular meeting to discuss matters relative to the University System. Continue Reading
February 14, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
North Dakota University System Chancellor Hamid Shirvani is under fire, with Fargo lawmaker Tony Grindberg introducing a bill at the Legislature to approve money to buy out Shirvani’s contract after only seven months on the job. Continue Reading
February 7, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK Hamid Shirvani, chancellor of the North Dakota University System, said Thursday, “if the Legislature doesn’t want me to have an office space, that is fine, there are so many important issues to work on.” Continue Reading
February 6, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK Chancellor Hamid Shirvani has told certain legislators that five of the 11 college presidents are unqualified or insubordinate and will probably be relieved, an example of the overbearing style of leadership that has some lawmakers pushing for his removal, a Bismarck legislator said Wednesday. Continue Reading
January 30, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem will weigh in on the legal question said to be at the heart of North Dakota State University administrators’ Jan. 14 decision to freeze a $1.2 million federal grant to create a new comprehensive sex education program. Continue Reading
January 23, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK Foundations at the state’s 11 public universities are asking lawmakers for matching grants to help generate more contributions from donors and aid in capital and academic investments. Continue Reading
January 23, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK A Fargo lawmaker hopes to provide more clarity to funding within the North Dakota University System.
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December 22, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK Chancellor Hamid Shirvani already has overseen sweeping changes to higher education after only six months on the job. Continue Reading
December 6, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK The presidents of North Dakota’s two largest universities say they support a new method of parceling out aid to the 11 schools in North Dakota’s university system, one that partly relies on how many class hours their students finish. Continue Reading
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