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...
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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...
It Is Absolutely the State Board of Higher Education’s Job to Weigh in When University Presidents Do Dumb Things
Over the last couple of weeks I've been breaking news about some very unusual, very expensive personnel decisions being made...
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...
UND President Throws Cold Water on Overreaction to South Dakota Extending in-State Tuition to Out-of-State Students
Recently the public university system in South Dakota announced they would be allowing students from neighboring states to pay in-state...
Rep. Rick Becker: What I Learned by Watching 30 Minutes of the Last State Board of Higher Education Meeting
This guest post was submitted by state Rep. Rick Becker, a Republican representing District 7 in the Bismarck area. A...
Steve Burian: Research by UND and NDSU Critical to North Dakota’s Diversification
This guest post was submitted by Steve Burian, the Grand Forks-based CEO of AE2S and co-chairman of the Valley Prosperity...
