Burgum’s Proposal for Governing North Dakota’s Universities Isn’t Likely to Fix Anything
Much of the turmoil in North Dakota's university system in recent years has been a product of the struggle by...
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The Magical Thinking Behind Dumping Money Into Higher Education
It was illuminating, I think, that the recent headline to a Fargo Forum editorial supporting a proposal to dump more...
Don’t Crack Down on the Secondary Market for Bison Tickets
"True fans wouldn't try to turn a profit from Bison tickets," reads the headline over a letter to the editor...
Enrollment Numbers Are the Wrong Metric by Which to Measure Higher Education Success
News from North Dakota's two largest universities - UND in Grand Forks and NDSU in Fargo - is that fall...
Where’s the Evidence That Football Championships Boost Campus Enrollment?
Collegiate sports at most universities - including North Dakota's two largest campuses, UND and NDSU in Grand Forks and Fargo...
Public Meetings Held Out of State Should Be Illegal
Back in 2012 I requested from Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem's office an opinion on open meetings law as it applied...
NDSU Sends Out Email Supporting “Dreamer” Students Impacted by Trump’s DACA Recision
President Donald Trump, who is visiting North Dakota later today to talk about tax reform, announced recently that he would...
NDSU President Dean Bresciani Finally Figured Out How to Keep His Mouth Shut
It wasn't a surprise at all that, after a year of basically being put on probation, NDSU President Dean Bresciani...
Burgum May Be a Threat to the Status Quo in Higher Education and That’s a Very Good Thing
Governor Doug Burgum delivered a commence address to graduates at North Dakota State University this weekend. Prior to the speech...
What if Those Demanding Trump’s Taxes Are the New Birthers?
Remember the birther movement? It was an ugly bit of American politics from the Obama era. In fact, our current...
