Whistleblower Politics Are Effective In North Dakota
I'm beginning to feel a little sorry for North Dakota University System "whistleblower" Linda Porter, a woman who accused embattled...
Chancellor Hamid Shirvani
Shirvani Survives For Now
It sure seemed like the state was set for an ambush of embattled Chancellor Hamid Shirvani at today's State Board...
Student Lobbyist Pumping Legislators For Criticism Of Shirvani In Advance Of Board Meeting
Student lobbyist Robert Vallie (yes, the college kids have their own lobbyist) has sent out an email by way of...
Dalrymple Punts On Shirvani Controversy, Opposes Measure To Restructure University System Governance
Whatever your feelings are about higher education in North Dakota, it is undeniable that there is a civil war going...
North Dakota Attorney General Calls Higher Ed Open Meetings/Records Violations "Pervasive"
Previously Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem released an opinion finding that the State Board of Higher Education had only a minor...
Higher Ed Auditor Resigns Calling North Dakota University System A "Dead End"
According to this Associated Press report Director of Internal Audit and Risk Assessment Bill Eggert - the guy whose audit...
Forum Editorial Board Calls For Chancellor, Higher Ed Board President To Resign
In an editorial that contradicts their own scathing report about the machinations among the state's university presidents to push Chancellor...
Emails Paint A Picture Of University Presidents Who Don't Want To Be Governed
This is a fascinating report from the Grand Forks Herald's Ryan Johnson based on thousands of emails from North Dakota's...
Did The Plot Against Hamid Shirvani Backfire?
Yesterday the Senate passed an amended version of HCR3047, and today the House agreed to those amendments on a 55-34...
Attorney General: State Board Broke Open Meetings Laws
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has just issued an opinion ruling that a dinner held by Chancellor Hamid Shirvani and members...
