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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA NEWS State Board approves name change for UND graduate school
At its last regular monthly meeting on Jan. 17, the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education approved changing the name of the Graduate School at the University of North Dakota to the UND School o...
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Duaine Espegard, Grand Forks, column: To reform higher ed, N.D.’s chancellor needs staff 
North Dakota is entering a new era, and it’s imperative that we make good decisions about where we invest the proceeds of our prosperity. What better investment than in the education of the generation who will lead our transformation from the state that has been the country’s best-kept secret to the state that quickly is becoming the envy of the world?
By Duaine Espegard , November 11, 2012
ND higher education board approves budget plan
North Dakota's Board of Higher Education voted Thursday to ask lawmakers for a 16 percent spending increase over two years, 14 campus building and maintenance projects and 30 hires in the central office of new Chancellor Ham Shirvani.
By Dale Wetzel , July 12, 2012
LLOYD OMDAHL: More grief coming for higher ed board
After considering all options, the eight-member board system in North Dakota looks like the best possible vehicle for responsible nonpolitical management of the 11 public institutions of higher learning.
By Lloyd Omdahl , July 01, 2012
Higher ed board clears end of Sioux nickname
For the third and quite possibly final time, the State Board of Higher Education directed the University of North Dakota Thursday to retire the Fighting Sioux nickname.
By Marino Eccher , June 15, 2012
Espegard new leader of ND higher education board
Duaine Espegard is the new president of the North Dakota Board of Higher Education. Espegard is a retired Grand Forks banker and former state lawmaker. He has been on the board since March 2007. He succeeds Grant Shaft, also of Grand Forks.
By Associated Press , June 14, 2012
5 people apply for ND Board of Higher Ed seat
Five people are competing for an opening on North Dakota's Board of Higher Education. Two members resigned from the board recently with about a year left on their terms. Claus Lembke and Richie Smith said serving on the board took too much time.
By Associated Press , May 31, 2012
Microsoft exec named to ND Board of Higher Ed
A Microsoft executive and former North Dakota State University football coach has been named to North Dakota's Board of Higher Education. Don Morton will join the board July 1. He'll replace Michael Haugen of Fargo. Haugen is stepping down after serving one four-year term.
By Associated Press , April 24, 2012
Claus Lembke resigns from ND higher ed board
A member of North Dakota's Board of Higher Education has resigned. Claus Lembke says Tuesday the workload and stress of serving on the board got to be too much.
By Associated Press , April 17, 2012
Grant Shaft, N.D. Board of Higher Education president, letter: Board ‘gets’ need for affordable tuition
The board’s process included a review of historical tuition rates at NDSU, a comparison of those rates to other institutions and testimony from NDSU students and administrators.
By Grant Shaft , March 06, 2012
Mike Connor, Starkweather, N.D., letter: The powers reserved to the people of N.D.
It becomes more apparent every day that the state Board of Higher Education needs to take a look at itself in the mirror and maybe read our constitution and the Century Code a bit more closely.
By Mike Connor , March 05, 2012
NDSU tuition bump fails
With fears of retaliation from lawmakers looming large, a divided State Board of Higher Education on Thursday rejected a half-percent hike in North Dakota State University tuition.
By Marino Eccher , February 23, 2012
N.D. higher ed board rejects NDSU request for modest tuition bump
The state Board of Higher Education has rejected North Dakota State University's request for a one-half of one percent tuition increase after some board members said they feared retaliation by lawmakers.
By Dave Kolpack , February 23, 2012
Higher Ed Board President Grant Shaft, Grand Forks, column: Board must act in UND’s best interest
Regarding the Fighting Sioux issue, our oath requires us to act in the best interest of UND, its athletic program and its student athletes. This means it is our duty as the Board of Higher Education to challenge the constitutionality of a law that damages UND, even if the result of such a challenge may negate a statewide vote.
By Grant Shaft , February 16, 2012
N.D. chancellor candidates interviewing today
The group includes a Nebraska education commissioner, university presidents from Missouri, California and Washington, and Fargo state Sen. Tim Flakoll. Flakoll is administrator of a college coordinating agency in Fargo.
By Associated Press , February 09, 2012
Student fees to get greater scrutiny at N.D. University System
Members of the state Board of Higher Education will consider this week changes to a policy on fees charged for certain high-cost programs, such as pharmacy, nursing and welding.
By Amy Dalrymple , November 13, 2011
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