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UND geomorphologist Jaakko Putkonen, student team head to Nepal for Himalayan adventure (and lots of study) Talk about higher learning! Jaakko Putkonen, a University of North Dakota geomorphologist,...
Posted on 5/16/13 at 2:56 PM
FOR THE LOVE OF HOCKEY 2012-2013 All-Bobcat Alumni Teams
With the college hockey season over and the Bismarck Bobcats awaiting tomorrow's Central Division playoff game against the Austin Bruins, I feel it's a perfect time to look at how Bobcat alumni perf...
Posted on 5/2/13 at 7:15 PM
THE NEW FORTY My heart is a tiny piece of coal...
One of the things that college faculty become well-acquainted with are excuses. After teaching for a few years you recognize that the same old excuses come up again and again. I don't pay too much min...
Posted on 4/28/13 at 9:39 PM
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Undocumented students could get in-state tuition under bill
By Danielle Killey More students could attend college if a plan allowing undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition at public colleges is approved, a Minnesota lawmaker argues. We want to eli...
Posted on 4/3/13 at 10:15 AM
STAFF BLOG UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA HOCKEY Two from GF begin pro careers
Two defensemen from Grand Forks have started pro hockey careers. Red River's Eric Meland, who played college hockey at Princeton, and Central's Matt Carlson, who played pro at Bemidji State, have bot...
Posted on 3/25/13 at 5:26 PM
NDUS staff member says Shirvani misled legislators 
A North Dakota University System staff member says Chancellor Hamid Shirvani presented misleading information to legislators to make two college presidents look bad.
By TJ Jerke , March 28, 2013
COLLEGE CLIPBOARD: UND releases schedule
UND announced its 2013-14 men’s hockey schedule Wednesday, in conjunction with the release of the inaugural National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) schedule.
By Herald Staff Report , March 27, 2013
Duaine Espegard, Bismarck, N.D. letters: Higher-ed board qualified, dedicated to N.D.
Duaine Espegard, president of the State Board of Higher Education writes in about the education system.
By Duaine Espegard , March 18, 2013
HIGHER EDUCATION NOTES: UMC to celebrate women in STEM
History of science expert Sally Gregory Kohlstedt will make a presentation 7 p.m. March 27 at the Eagles Nest in the University of Minnesota-Crookston’s Sahlstrom Conference Center.
By Herald Staff Report , March 11, 2013
Minnesota music college students lead SXSW road trip
Minnesota will be well represented next week at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas.
By Associated Press , March 09, 2013
Tribal colleges aiming for grant for workforce development
The North Dakota Association of Tribal Colleges is hoping the state House will move forward with a $5 million grant to improve workforce development programs among the five schools.
By Wendy Reuer , March 07, 2013
Lawmakers sees savings for college students with online books
Lawmakers would like to put more cash in college students pockets by urging schools to move to a cheaper open textbook option, or online book, rather than the traditional printed book.
By TJ Jerke , March 06, 2013
State board names Darling Lake Region State College president
Doug Darling, an executive at Lake Region State College in Devils Lake, was named president of the institution Wednesday by the State Board of Higher Education.
By Herald Staff Report , March 06, 2013
HIGHER EDUCATION NOTES: NYC Trade Center survivor to speak at UND
A blind man who survived the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center in New York will speak at 7 p.m. March 25 at UND’s Memorial Union Ballroom.
By Herald Staff Report , March 04, 2013
HIGHER EDUCATION NOTES: Tuskegee Airmen exhibit curator to visit UND
The eponymous curator of the Ron Spriggs Exhibit of Tuskegee Airmen will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday at UND’s Clifford Hall auditorium.
By Herald Staff Report , February 25, 2013
UND’s Spirit Week starts Monday
Spirit Week at UND starts today and ends Saturday, and this year coincides with the annual Founders Day, the day legislation allowing the campus to be in Grand Forks was passed.
By Herald Staff Report , February 25, 2013
From the ground up: Tribal college to launch basketball program
Red Lake tribal college is starting a basketball team, under the direction of a local legend. The team will host an exhibition game Saturday against Turtle Mountain (N.D.), and Red Lake sees the addition of a basketball team as a chance to grow its prestige and enrollment.
By John Hageman , February 23, 2013
N.D. college students to address Shirvani support
Students from North Dakota’s public universities will decide Saturday whether they support the University System Chancellor Hamid Shirvani.
By TJ Jerke , February 23, 2013
AUSTIN WINGER: Shirvani tries to amass too much power
Let us cut through all the formalities: The situation with the new North Dakota University System (NDUS) chancellor, Hamid Shirvani, and the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education is rapidly getting out of hand.
By Austin Winger , February 23, 2013
HIGHER EDUCATION NOTES: Gore adviser to speak at UND
David Osborne, co-author of “Reinventing Government: How the Entrepreneurial Spirit is Transforming the Public Sector,” will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Gorecki Alumni Center, the university said.
By Herald Staff Report , February 18, 2013
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