Plain Talk: NDUS Chancellor Says It’s Time for Higher Ed to “Get Out of the Ivory Tower”
The North Dakota University System needs funding from taxpayers that is more stable. But also, the university system itself needs...
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The Bernie Sanders Plan to Eliminate Student Debt Is Hardly a Free Lunch
There's no such thing as a free lunch. It's an undeniable truth. Somebody always has to pay. The Bernie Sanders...
Plain Talk: Wynne Says Former UND President Mark Kennedy’s Progress Was “Tainted” by “Personality Issues”
Former University of North Dakota President Mark Kennedy, who left that position under a cloud of criticism to take a...
The Soaring Cost of Higher Education Is What Forces Students to Choose Between the Humanities and STEM Studies
This letter to the Fargo Forum - headlined "The liberal arts are not useless" - is excellent, though it misses what...
Print Column: Legislature’s Decision to Gut Auditor’s Powers Looks Worse and Worse
MINOT, N.D. — The State Board of Higher Education is getting a babysitter for North Dakota State School of Science...
North Dakota Among States With Biggest Drop in Higher Education Enrollment, and Maybe That’s Not a Bad Thing
"College enrollment in the U.S. has decreased for the eighth consecutive year, according to new data released Thursday by the National Student...
University President With a $200,000 Salary Is Getting a Babysitter
We shouldn't be surprised that the State Board of Higher Education decided to do, well, something in response to the...
Chancellor Hagerott’s Open Records Dodges Are Too Cute by Half
From what I'm hearing the interim President at the University of North Dakota, who will be taking over for departing...
The Mission of the North Dakota State College of Science Is to Serve Students Not the Chamber of Commerce
I wasn't a bit surprised to learn that the usual suspects are circling the wagons around embattled North Dakota State...
Guest Post: Suggestions for Reviving the University of North Dakota
This guest post was written by William J. Brotherton, a UND graduate, a North Dakota and Texas attorney, and an...
