Something Is Terribly Wrong if the Only Thing Keeping a University Open Is the State Constitution
Today the Grand Forks Herald takes a victory lap over the defeat by the state Senate of HCR3016. That was...
higher education
Guest Post: Support ND’s Research Engine & Economic Diversification With State Funding
This guest post was submitted by Steve Burian, Co-Chairperson of the Valley Prosperity Partnership Steering Committee & AE2S Cofounder Thank you...
Roscoe Streyle: The Best Way to Diversify North Dakota’s Economy Is to Invest in Research
This guest post was submitted by Minot resident Roscoe Streyle. What is the one thing the Legislature could do to...
Print Column: Forget a Better Governance Model for Higher Education, Maybe We Just Need Better People
MINOT, N.D. -- A recent meeting of the State Board of Higher Education illustrated why we have such chronic problems...
Plain Talk: Engelstad Family Says They’ll Withhold Donations to UND, Calls for President Kennedy to Be Fired
"He's getting no funds from us until somebody else is in there." That's what Kris Engelstad McGarry, a trustee of...
North Dakota’s College Students May Not Be as Liberal as You Think
The perception of America's college campuses - a perception very much grounded in reality, I believe - is that they're...
UND Is Ending Controversial Employment Arrangement With Chief of Staff
Earlier this month I was the first to report that UND President Mark Kennedy's personal assistant had received a promotion...
Longtime Friend of UND President Got $17,250 Per Month Salary for Part-Time Job, Plus Expenses to Commute From Boston
Earlier this month we learned that UND employee Angelique Foster, who worked for campus President Mark Kennedy during his previous...
UND Employee to Be Allowed to Work From Texas Got a Promotion and $30,000 Raise in November
Yesterday I broke news about an unusual employment arrangement granted to University of North Dakota President Mark Kennedy's chief of...
UND Plans to Spend up to $25,000 Per Year Letting Chief of Staff Work From Home…in Texas
UPDATE: This post originally indicated that Foster would be working from North Carolina, where she is from originally. That was...
