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Emails and recollections of illegal meetings show N.D. higher ed board torn over Shirvani criticisms
The day after she was grilled at a legislative committee hearing about perceived efforts to discredit North Dakota’s higher education chancellor, a member of the board overseeing the system sent an email critical of how her board and staff responded.
Sunday, May, 19, 2013 - Forum News Service - News

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KATHRYN RAND: On behalf of the UND School of Law: Thanks
The university, the North Dakota University System chancellor and the State Board of Higher Education saw the need to ensure continued excellence in legal education for decades to come at North Dakota’s law school.
Wednesday, May, 15, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - Columns

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JOSHUA WYNNE AND DAVID MOLMEN: A bright future for health care in N.D.
What an exciting era we are entering at the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences!
Thursday, May, 09, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - Columns

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North Dakota GOP calls session greatest ever; Democrats lament ‘squandered opportunities’
In the early morning hours Saturday after North Dakota lawmakers wrapped up the longest-ever legislative session, Republicans praised the session as the greatest in history while Democrats said it was full of “squandered opportunities.”
Sunday, May, 05, 2013 - Forum News Service - News

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Higher education budget comes with message: Keep tuition down
Legislators on Friday approved an 11.9 percent increase in state funding for higher education, but sent with it a strong message that campuses keep tuition affordable.
Saturday, May, 04, 2013 - Forum News Service - News

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House adopts $1.1 billion for Oil Patch; bill moves to Senate
Rep. Bob Skarphol said late Wednesday a bill to provide $1.1 billion to western North Dakota communities will deliver ample funding to address infrastructure and other needs, but will not provide the long-term help the bill was intended to do.
Thursday, May, 02, 2013 - Forum News Service - News

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Lawmakers worried funding for university projects inadequate
Grand Forks lawmakers are concerned the current budget for the North Dakota University System won’t provide enough funding to address renovations to the state’s only law school and medical school on the University of North Dakota campus.
Thursday, April, 18, 2013 - Forum News Service - News

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MATTERS AT HAND: How the N.D. legislature is like a snake in the grass
Watching the legislature in its waning days is a little like watching a snake moving through the grass. The creature lurches from side to side, but it still makes forward progress.
Sunday, April, 14, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - Opinion

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Shirvani pushed for UND branch in Oil Patch
A proposed UND College of Engineering and Mines campus in the heart of North Dakota’s Oil Patch made it as far as committee hearings in Bismarck, but won’t get funding this legislative session.
Sunday, April, 14, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - News

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New amendments take on N.D. higher ed funding formula, campus payments
New amendments in the Legislature could derail efforts to shift to a performance-based higher education funding system and lead to a funding crunch for campuses.
Wednesday, April, 10, 2013 - Forum News Service - News

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Lawmaker calls hearing to review Shirvani fraud allegations
A state lawmaker called members of the State Board of Higher Education and University System office before a House committee Friday to ask questions about what he believes has been a behind-the-scenes effort to discredit Chancellor Hamid Shirvani.
Saturday, April, 06, 2013 - Forum News Service - News

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LLOYD OMDAHL: Don’t give up on Shirvani or his reforms
Any legislator who didn’t come to Bismarck with a bill to reform the Board of Higher Education was simply left out of the conversation this session.
Monday, March, 25, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - Opinion

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Lawmakers want more information from university system
State lawmakers want to see a consistency in the information they receive from the North Dakota University System every year.
Tuesday, March, 19, 2013 - Forum News Service - News

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More oil taxes targeted for oil counties in North Dakota
A House proposal would change a current state funding formula to give counties affected by oil production a larger share of oil production revenue than the state.
Friday, March, 01, 2013 - Forum News Service - News

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Big win for UND med school in N.D. Senate
Senators vote 34-14 for a new $123.7 million building that supporters say will help alleviate the shortage of health care workers in the state.
Thursday, February, 28, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - News

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Shirvani buyout amendment defeated in N.D. Senate
The North Dakota Senate shot down an amendment to the University System budget bill today that would have given $854,520 to the State Board of Higher Education to buy out Chancellor Hamid Shirvani’s contract.
Wednesday, February, 27, 2013 - Forum News Service - News

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Lawmakers propose direct payments to North Dakota residents
With the state’s coffers flush with money, some believe direct payments to residents may be the best way to provide tax relief.
Tuesday, February, 26, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - News

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N.D. higher ed board officers defend Shirvani
Top officers of the State Board of Higher Education have rallied to the defense of embattled North Dakota University System Chancellor Hamid Shirvani, criticizing the North Dakota Student Association’s “no confidence” vote.
Monday, February, 25, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - News

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OUR OPINION: Board, Shirvani need better relations with presidents
Heavy-handed management won’t work — and there is a better way.
Sunday, February, 24, 2013 - Grand Forks Herald - Opinion

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