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,...
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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...
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...
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...
What Is the Point of the State Board of Higher Education?
There are two very ugly, very tumultuous situations in North Dakota's university system right now. Situations in need of accountability....
Read It: Audit Report Slams “Inappropriate Activities” at North Dakota State College of Science
"A performance audit issued today by the North Dakota Office of the State Auditor shows that North Dakota State College...
Read It: In Letter, North Dakota University System Says They Accept Kennedy’s “De Facto” Resignation
University of North Dakota President doesn't quite have a new job in Colorado - he's been named as the sole...
North Dakota’s Collegiate Athletes Wouldn’t Be So Susceptible to Gamblers if They Weren’t (Basically) Free Labor
Collegiate sports is a big business. A business which helps pay the very large salaries of coaches and university bureaucrats....
University System Chancellor Admits He Isn’t Candid in Written Evaluations of University Presidents
For years now, through scandal and controversy, the presidents of North Dakota's universities have received consistently glowing evaluations from their...
North Dakota Has Seen a Significant Drop in Student Loan Debt Loads
Are North Dakota students getting smarter about how they finance higher education? It sure seems that way. The cost of...
