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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...
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Carlson: Legislature will fight higher ed board at N.D. Supreme Court over nickname law PressPass

Carlson: Legislature will fight higher ed board at N.D. Supreme Court over nickname law The law is constitutional and the North Dakota Legislature will defend it if the State Board of Higher Education challenges it in the state Supreme Court, House Majority Leader Al Carlson of Fargo said Tuesday.

By Chuck Haga , February 14, 2012

North Dakota Higher ed board eyes streamlining plan PressPass

North Dakota Higher ed board eyes streamlining plan Members of the state Board of Higher Education are hoping the next legislative session is less confrontational. Board President Grant Shaft is proposing a new initiative to streamline the North Dakota University System so members can show legislators the system continues to be efficient – a plan that calls for combining services and looking at ending some programs.

By Amy Dalrymple , November 25, 2011

Fired Dickinson State president awaits hearing PressPass

Fired Dickinson State president awaits hearing The president of North Dakota's Board of Higher Education said today he hopes the hearing will be scheduled in mid-October.

By Associated Press , September 15, 2011

N.D. higher ed president Shaft: Dickinson State's McCallum should quit PressPass

N.D. higher ed president Shaft: Dickinson State's McCallum should quit The president of North Dakota's Board of Higher Education says Dickinson State University President Richard McCallum should quit because of falsified enrollment numbers at the school.

By Associated Press , August 08, 2011

Shaft to UND's Kelley: Not so fast on nickname repeal PressPass

Shaft to UND's Kelley: Not so fast on nickname repeal Shaft says board ‘still committed’ to seeking NCAA concessions on nickname
Grant Shaft, the State Board of Higher Education’s point man on the UND Fighting Sioux nickname issue, apparently has pulled the reins in some on UND President Robert Kelley when it comes to declaring what should happen next.

By Chuck Haga , June 28, 2011

Grant Shaft, Grand Forks, column: Statistics show highly functional higher ed board PressPass

Grant Shaft, Grand Forks, column: Statistics show highly functional higher ed board Dysfunctional? By any credible measure of accountability, the answer is “no.”

By Grant Shaft , June 24, 2011

Shaft takes over leadership of State Board of Higher Education PressPass

Shaft takes over leadership of State Board of Higher Education Grand Forks attorney Grant Shaft assumed leadership of the State Board of Higher Education on Thursday, accepting the gavel from outgoing president Jon Backes of Minot.

By Herald Staff Report , June 16, 2011

Grand Forks' Shaft elected president of State Board of Higher Education PressPass

Grand Forks' Shaft elected president of State Board of Higher Education Board members this morning elected Grand Forks attorney Grant Shaft as their new president. Duaine Espegard, also of Grand Forks, was elected vice president.

By Associated Press , May 09, 2011

Bismarck site for closed meeting with NCAA over Sioux nickname

Bismarck site for closed meeting with NCAA over Sioux nickname State and UND officials will meet with the president of the NCAA on April 22 in Bismarck to determine whether the athletics association is open to revising its position regarding the Fighting Sioux nickname and Indian-head logo.

By Chuck Haga , April 01, 2011

N.D. higher ed officials prepare to face NCAA over Sioux nickname

N.D. higher ed officials prepare to face NCAA over Sioux nickname This time, Shaft says, the board shouldn’t stand alone
Initial contacts have been made with the NCAA to arrange a meeting over developments in the UND Fighting Sioux nickname debate, a member of the North Dakota Board of Higher Education said Wednesday, and a face-to-face meeting could take place by the end of April.

By Chuck Haga , March 30, 2011

The long, bitter fight PressPass

The long, bitter fight Critics think more could have been done to save Fighting Sioux nickname
Grant Shaft stood before a committee of the North Dakota House of Representatives in Bismarck, in one of the Capitol’s largest meeting rooms. The room was packed. He was there, Shaft told members of the House Education Committee 11 days ago, on behalf of the State Board of Higher Education, not to support or oppose bills concerning UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname, but to explain the board’s efforts to resolve the long contentious issue.

By Chuck Haga , February 05, 2011

Grant Shaft speaks during Sioux nickname discussion at state capitol

Grant Shaft speaks during Sioux nickname discussion at state capitol Grant Shaft spoke Wednesday afternoon to the North Dakota House's Education Committee. The panel is reviewing three bills that would restrict UND's ability to drop the nickname.

By Associated Press , January 26, 2011

Stenehjem: N.D. higher ed board 'squandered' nickname retention opportunity PressPass

Stenehjem: N.D. higher ed board 'squandered' nickname retention opportunity Attorney general says SBHE missed chance to get tribes’ blessing to use Sioux nickname
North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, who sued the NCAA in 2006 on behalf of the State Board of Higher Education, told a Minot audience that he "got them three years of time in which they could attempt to get namesake approval."

By Chuck Haga , April 14, 2010

What went into State Board of Higher Education's decision to drop nickname? PressPass

What went into State Board of Higher Education's decision to drop nickname? Board members from GF provide background
In the hundreds of e-mail, telephone and face-to-face comments the two Grand Forks members of the State Board of Higher Education received after last week’s action retiring UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname, two angry and anguished questions have predominated: “Why couldn’t you allow more time for Standing Rock to speak?” And, “Is there still a chance to save the nickname?”

By Chuck Haga , April 13, 2010

Nickname survives another month PressPass

DEVILS LAKE — UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname has survived another month after the State Board of Higher Education decided not to retire it on Thursday when it met here at Lake Region State College.

By Tu-Uyen Tran , February 18, 2010

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