HAMID SHIRVANI
Emails and recollections of illegal meetings show N.D. higher ed board torn over Shirvani criticisms
The day after she was grilled at a legislative committee hearing about perceived efforts to discredit North Dakota’s higher education chancellor, a member of the board overseeing the system sent an email critical of how her board and staff responded.
By Dave Roepke and Sam Benshoof , May 19, 2013
OUR OPINION: Shirvani’s management style matters — a lot 
Here’s an idea for Chancellor Hamid Shirvani as he approaches a performance review by the North Dakota University System’s board: "I'm sorry" goes a long way.
By Tom Dennis , May 14, 2013
Hamid Shirvani: Change delayed is education denied
It should come as no surprise to anyone who follows the news that these past several months have been challenging for me and the members of the State Board of Higher Education.
By Hamid Shirvani , May 11, 2013
Glenn Rost, Park River, N.D., letter: Shirvani uses test scores to mislead
Hamid Shirvani either doesn’t understand numbers or he is being deliberately dishonest in building his case for the need to make extensive changes to North Dakota’s educational system.
By Glenn Rost , May 08, 2013
GERALD COMBS JR.: Editorial targets Shirvani for telling truth
Forum Communications’ management tried shooting the messenger in the editorial calling for the resignation of Hamid Shirvani as chancellor of the North Dakota University System.
By Gerald Combs, Jr. , May 07, 2013
WILLIAM LESCH AND THOMAS PETROS: Higher ed needs Shirvani and his reforms
Like many of our colleagues at UND and throughout the state, we have high hopes about the plan for the university system and welcome the leadership of our new chancellor.
By William Lesch and Thomas Petros , May 07, 2013
Shirvani’s future up to N.D. higher education board
Following a legislative session that invested hundreds of millions in higher education and approved a new funding formula for colleges, Gov. Jack Dalrymple said he trusted the State Board of Higher Education’s ability to resolve questions hanging over the system’s chancellor.
By Christopher Bjorke , May 07, 2013
Hamid Shirvani: Together, we can lift the quality of education
Change is never easy as it forces us to leave our comfort zones; but in today’s world, change is a requirement for success.
By Hamid Shirvani , May 07, 2013
Karl Lindquist, East Grand Forks, letter: As editorial writers sow, so shall they reap
I found it especially interesting that Shirvani had “… sewed seeds of fear and mistrust.”
By Karl Lindquist , April 29, 2013
OUR OPINION: Time for Shirvani to resign
Today the Herald joins other Forum Communications Co. newspapers in North Dakota in calling for the resignations of Hamid Shirvani, chancellor of the North Dakota University System, and Duaine Espegard, president of the State Board of Higher Education.
By Forum News Service , April 28, 2013
Emails show N.D. university, college presidents have bristled at Shirvani’s leadership
Minot State University President David Fuller had some tough talk for presidents of North Dakota’s 11 public colleges and universities after the March 7 meeting of the board that oversees the system.
By Ryan Johnson , April 27, 2013
North Dakota higher ed board VP asked about open meeting law at dinner
Recollections from a Jan. 16 dinner meeting at Chancellor Hamid Shirvani’s home show that one State Board of Higher Education member recalled asking whether it was subject to the state’s open meeting law and, if so, whether the board had followed the required procedures.
By Mike Nowatzki , April 25, 2013
Scheel: Chancellor Shirvani must go
Higher education is a big business in North Dakota, and just like any business that runs well in multiple locations, there needs to be a strong working relationship, honesty and trust in the dialogue between the State Board of Higher Education “corporate office” in Bismarck and the 11 institutions around our great state.
By Steve Scheel , April 22, 2013
Shirvani pushed for UND branch in Oil Patch
A proposed UND College of Engineering and Mines campus in the heart of North Dakota’s Oil Patch made it as far as committee hearings in Bismarck, but won’t get funding this legislative session.
By Jennifer Johnson , April 13, 2013
Lawmaker calls hearing to review Shirvani fraud allegations
A state lawmaker called members of the State Board of Higher Education and University System office before a House committee Friday to ask questions about what he believes has been a behind-the-scenes effort to discredit Chancellor Hamid Shirvani.
By TJ Jerke , April 05, 2013
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