To Reinvent Education in North Dakota, Let’s Take Existing Universities Out of the State Constitution
North Dakota's public university system already has eleven institutions, with the location and function of eight of them mandated in...
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Football Isn’t What Makes a University Great
MINOT, N.D. — It's a great thing that the North Dakota State University football team has brought home yet another...
Study: Bismarck State College Provides the Best Return on Investment for Students in North Dakota
A new study out from Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce has some fascinating findings. The report "ranks...
If North Dakota’s Universities Are in a “Death Spiral” It’s Not From Lack of Public Funding
There is a popular myth in North Dakota, one particularly acute among those work in our state's public university system,...
University of North Dakota Professor Says Campus Is “Dying” Due to Legislature’s “Austerity”
Sheila Liming is an Assistant Professor in the English Department at the University of North Dakota. Per her university biography,...
NDSCS President John Richman Owes the State Auditor an Apology
Earlier this year State Auditor Josh Gallion's office dropped a report which detailed some unfortunate goings-on at the North Dakota...
Print Column: Wouldn’t It Be Nice if Collegiate Sports Didn’t Increase the Cost of Higher Education?
MINOT, N.D. -- One time, years ago, fans at North Dakota State University football games took to taping pictures of...
North Dakota Needs Workers, but Those Workers Need Shakespeare
Last year I was invited to participate in a campus dialogue event at Minot State University. The event was titled,...
Chancellor’s Comments on Former UND President Mark Kennedy Proves the Impotence of Higher Education Governance
One of the most persistent and confounding problems in North Dakota's higher education system are university presidents - backed by...
Do We Measure the Success of a University President in Terms of Buildings Built?
Bismarck State College President Larry Skogen has announced that he'll be retiring next year, which means the State Board of...
