HIGHER EDUCATION
Fred E. Wood, Ph.D., Named Chancellor of the University of Minnesota, Crookston
Fred E. Wood has been named chancellor of the University of Minnesota's campus in Crookston. He will begin the position July 2, 2012, pending approval by the university's Board of Regents. Wood com...
Posted on 5/22/12 at 12:40 PM
Director named for School of Medicine’s Clinical Skills & Simulation Center
Jeremy Hall, M.D., M.A., has been named director of the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicines Rodney R. Parry, M.D., Clinical Skills & Simulation Center Parry Center for Clinical ...
Posted on 5/14/12 at 7:59 AM
UND Law School spring commencement set for May 5
The University of North Dakota School of Law will hold its spring commencement ceremony at 10 a.m., on Saturday, May 5, in the Chester Fritz Auditorium on campus. Seventy-eight candidates are eligible...
Posted on 4/27/12 at 4:21 PM
Articulation helps Dakota College grads earn CIS bachelor’s from VCSU
Valley City State University and Dakota College at Bottineau (DCB) recently completed an articulation agreement that allows students who have completed an Associate in Applied Science degree in Inform...
Posted on 3/13/12 at 10:42 AM
Not business as usual at MnSCU, new chancellor warns
The new leader of Minnesotas 31-school higher education system told his bosses Tuesday that tough choices are ahead and predicted dramatic changes. The greatest risk we face is the risk of business...
Posted on 9/21/11 at 3:32 AM
UND graduates ‘lean forward’ to next chapter 
By Ryan Johnson , May 12, 2012
Shuai Zhang, Lafayette, La., column: DSU broke trust with Chinese parents, students 
The reputation of North Dakota colleges is being seriously questioned by Chinese students and families. The system may need a long time to reverse this stereotype.
By Shuai Zhang , May 12, 2012
UND, NDSU holding spring commencements 
More than 1,900 undergraduates and graduate students are eligible to receive degrees this spring from North Dakota State University in Fargo. The number at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks is about 1,500.
By Associated Press , May 11, 2012
Proposed UMinn budget raised tuition 3.5 percent 
A budget proposal before University of Minnesota regents Friday raises undergraduate tuition by 3.5 percent, boosts financial aid and gives professors and staff a raise.
By Associated Press , May 11, 2012
Wong resigns as Northern Michigan University head 
Les Wong has resigned as president of Northern Michigan University in Marquette to become president of San Francisco State University in California. Previously, he was vice president for academic affairs at Valley City State University in North Dakota.
By Associated Press , May 11, 2012
Lowell Schweigert and others, Grand Forks, letter: ‘Yes’ on Measure 4 means ‘yes’ for UND 
After much thought and consideration, the undersigned members of the UND Sioux Booster Board urge North Dakota residents to vote “Yes” on Measure 4 and let the Fighting Sioux nickname be retired with dignity.
By Lowell Schweigert and others , May 11, 2012
Mother expected to accept late son's degree from U of M 
The mother of Minnesota Gophers football player Gary Tinsley is expected to accept her late son's bachelor's degree Thursday.
By Associated Press , May 10, 2012
Construction starts on $5.5 million Jamestown College lab 
Construction is beginning this week on a 20,500-square-foot laboratory on the Jamestown College campus. Vice president Polly Peterson tells The Jamestown Sun that the $9 million project is the largest capital project in the college's history.
By Associated Press , May 08, 2012
NDSU looks to fewer class with no tuition increase 
North Dakota State University president Dean Bresciani says the school is looking to have fewer classes next fall as one way to handle the loss of $450,000 it had sought from a small tuition increase.
By Associated Press , May 07, 2012
Paul Olson, Alvarado, Minn., letter: Allies in effort to make N.D., UND proud 
I was at our State Heritage Center recently and read on a monument that the root of the word Dakota is “Kota,” which means “Allies.”
What if there was a way to make us all “Allies”?
What better way would there be to honor the American Indian people for which our state is named than to rally around this simple word?
By Paul Olson , May 06, 2012
Proposal would hike UMinn tuition 3.5 to 4 percent
By Associated Press , May 05, 2012
UND law school graduates 78 
By Associated Press , May 05, 2012
Shaq is now Dr. O'Neal after earning doctoral degree 
By Michelle Kaufman , May 04, 2012
Dayton's university funding demand stalls bonding bill 
By Don Davis , May 04, 2012
University of Mary partners with another school 
The four-year Bismarck school is partnering with the two-year Alexandria Technical and Community College in Alexandria, Minnesota, to offer undergraduate degrees in business management, criminal justice, human resources and applied sciences.
By Associated Press , May 03, 2012
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