HIGHER EDUCATION
UND launches “stone soup” community-university project fund
A new fund that will support community-university projects was launched Friday during a UND Center for Community Engagement awards luncheon.By Herald Staff Report , November 06, 2009
Minnesota college-aid program faces $13M shortfall
A state program that helps lower-income students pay for college faces a $13 million shortfall, and will fill that gap with funds intended for the following year.By Associated Press , November 06, 2009
Their Opinion: Quit stalling on UND Sioux logo (The Forum)
North Dakota State Board of Higher Education and University System officials don’t seem to be getting the message: North Dakota’s American Indian Sioux tribes don’t have the University of North Dakota Sioux logo dispute at the top of their agendas.By The Forum , November 06, 2009
Steve Cerez, Grand Forks, letter: N.D. higher ed system deserves criticism
For too long, the public has let elected officials off the hook when things go wrong in the university system. Now, with the help of Richard Vedder at the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, the North Dakota Policy Council is starting to shine some sunlight on the darkness that is higher education in North Dakota.November 04, 2009
UND seeks public input on hiring of med school dean
UND is embarking on a massive search process for the new head of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences.By Tu-Uyen Tran , November 03, 2009
Ex-NDSU sports info director appeals age bias case to Supreme Court
George Ellis is asking for a reinstatement of a Cass County judge’s 2006 order, which awarded Ellis more than $250,000 in damages.
By The Forum , November 03, 2009
Tom Potter, Grand Forks, letter: Column’s critique of higher ed falls flat
The only solution is to stop the “brain drain” that takes so many of our children to other places when they complete their educations. That means continuing our efforts to provide more good-paying jobs.November 01, 2009
OUR OPINION: 'All costs, few benefits' study shorts higher education
OUR VIEW: The North Dakota Policy Council’s anti-tax bias poisons the council’s approach.By Tom Dennis for the Herald , November 01, 2009
North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven column: Higher education helps drive N.D.’s progress 
The event was attended by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who told the large gathered crowd that the company chose Fargo — among all of the places in the world it could have expanded — because of our excellent business climate and the well-educated, highly motivated work force graduating from our universities and colleges.
October 30, 2009
Standing Rock and chancellor talk as nickname deadline approaches
Standing Rock Chairman Charlie Murphy and North Dakota University System Chancellor Bill Goetz spoke Friday, and though the content of the conversation is not known, it comes as the deadline on UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname rapidly approaches.
By Tu-Uyen Tran , October 30, 2009
Interim NDSU president has fond memories of playing days
When Dick Hanson, 59, thinks of North Dakota State University football, he can’t help but think of success. He played in three bowl games in his three years in 1968, 1969 and 1970. There were back-to-back national championships in ’68 and ’69. And they played outdoors. "I'm an old guy," NDSU's coming interim president said. "I think of football as an outside sport."
By Jeff Kolpack , October 30, 2009
Chancellor meets with NDSU staff
FARGO — North Dakota’s university chancellor met with North Dakota State staff members, students and faculty to reassure them about the transition to an interim president and the search for a new one.
By Associated Press , October 29, 2009
Interim leader Hanson doesn't plan to live in NDSU president's house
Richard Hanson said Wednesday that he plans to rent an apartment in Fargo but will use the new president’s house for social functions. “I’ve been a president for five years, and I know what it means to set up house,” said Hanson, who is now president of Waldorf College in Forest City, Iowa. “And I’m not going to do that as an interim.”
By Amy Dalrymple , October 29, 2009
Survey: NDSU has work to do on diversity
North Dakota State University officials say more work needs to be done to address diversity after a recent survey on the campus climate shows little progress since 2003.
By Amy Dalrymple , October 29, 2009
Richard Vedder, Athens, Ohio, column: N.D.’s focus on higher education hurts state
Increased spending on higher education does not have a positive economic payoff, but the taxes used to finance such spending have clear negative consequences on economic growth. North Dakota would be better off sharply reducing the higher education spending binge and devoting the savings to reducing the state’s tax burden.
October 28, 2009
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OUR VOICES Quickies: How to get out of a sinking car
The City Beat's been saving up these frivolous links and it's probably time to just run them. Reading the story about the three Dickinson State students who presumably drowned this weekend reminded me of some lessons I learned a long time ago about how to get out of a sinking car. As a ref
Posted by: Tu-Uyen on Nov 4, 2009 at 6:25 PM | The City BeatOUR VOICES UND, NDSU tuition getting pretty close to average
OUR VOICES NDSU's substitute helmsman
NDSU's interim president was selected pretty quickly by the State Board of Higher Education when the group met Friday. Most of the debate was simple comfirmation of Chancellor Bill Goetz's recommendation. In other words, there really wasn't any debate. Dick Hanson, now the president of Waldorf Coll
Posted by: Tu-Uyen on Oct 26, 2009 at 4:04 AM | The City BeatOUR VOICES Quickies: How to fight the flu and fail
UNC decides to teach first year Spanish, but it's available only online. What could go wrong? [via a Facebook friend of mine.] What the heck? The New York Times covers Joseph Chapman's resignation? Man, I love stories about floating homes. We got floods every year in this valley, why
Posted by: Tu-Uyen on Oct 21, 2009 at 9:39 PM | The City BeatOUR VOICES Moving local elections for the sake of students
UND student leaders said the other day that they wanted the Grand Forks City Council to help them move the city elections from June to November so students have an easier time participating. They were told by the city that they'd have to get state lawmakers to change this state law to make that hap
Posted by: Tu-Uyen on Oct 20, 2009 at 9:20 PM | The City BeatOUR VOICES Some observations on the cost overruns at NDSU and UND
After getting some exposure to the controversy over the presidents' homes at NDSU and UND and NDSU President Joseph Chapman's resignation, the picture I'm getting is somewhat different than what we read in the State Board of Higher Education report yesterday. First, let's lay down some facts:
Posted by: Tu-Uyen on Oct 16, 2009 at 8:06 PM | The City BeatOUR VOICES Worst news about NDSU president's house
Update 12:25 p.m. Oct. 16, 2009: The link to the packet of info that I mention below is broken. The SBHE Web site probably got overwhelmed. I've posted the PDF that was on the Web site at my story here. The packet, in PDF format, is at the bottom of the list in the "related content" sideba
Posted by: Tu-Uyen on Oct 15, 2009 at 8:04 PM | The City BeatOUR VOICES Chapman's resignation
After seeing NDSU's Joe Chapman get reamed repeatedly by the Forum this week, the City Beat felt kind of jealous that there aren't more scandalous th
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