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Most N.D. Supreme Court justices, attorneys in Fighting Sioux nickname case have UND ties PressPass

Most N.D. Supreme Court justices, attorneys in Fighting Sioux nickname case have UND ties All the UND Law School connections are hardly surprising in a state where the large majority of lawyers are UND graduates. And at least one political science observer doesn't see anyone making an issue of it.

By Chuck Haga , February 28, 2012

Two lawyers appointed to represent N.D. secretary of state in Fighting Sioux case PressPass

North Dakota's Board of Higher Education is suing Secretary of State Al Jaeger over a proposed referendum on whether the University of North Dakota's sports teams must be called the Fighting Sioux.

By Associated Press , February 27, 2012

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N.D. attorney general files request for Supreme Court injunction on nickname law, referral PressPass

N.D. attorney general files request for Supreme Court injunction on nickname law, referral ALSO: Schneider, in letter to Carlson, accuses House majority leader of turning nickname battle into 'complete farce'
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem was asked to take the nickname issue to North Dakota's high court by the State Board of Higher Education, which has sought to retire the nickname and contends that the Legislature’s adoption of a law last April requiring UND to keep it infringed on the board’s authority.

By Chuck Haga , February 17, 2012

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

'Allow us to move on': UND student president asks N.D. citizens to let nickname fight end PressPass

'Allow us to move on': UND student president asks N.D. citizens to let nickname fight end In an open letter addressed Tuesday to “the citizens of the state of North Dakota,” UND’s student body president urged that people allow the university and its students to put the Fighting Sioux nickname controversy behind them.

By Chuck Haga , February 14, 2012

Stenehjem believes N.D. high court to take up nickname issue soon PressPass

Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says he's hoping the North Dakota Supreme Court will take up the dispute over the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname by mid-March.

By Associated Press , February 14, 2012

Higher ed board asks for judgment from N.D. Supreme Court declaring Sioux nickname law unconstitutional PressPass

Higher ed board asks for judgment from N.D. Supreme Court declaring Sioux nickname law unconstitutional The State Board of Higher Education Monday asked Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem to seek a judgment from the North Dakota Supreme Court declaring the Fighting Sioux nickname law adopted in April 2011 to be unconstitutional.

By Chuck Haga , February 13, 2012

Shaft: N.D. higher ed board meeting over nickname options likely open PressPass

Shaft: N.D. higher ed board meeting over nickname options likely open The published agenda for today’s meeting of the State Board of Higher Education suggests that the board’s planned discussion with Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem concerning UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname could be a closed session, but Board president Grant Shaft says that’s not likely.

By Chuck Haga , February 13, 2012

N.D. higher ed president pleased with chancellor finalists PressPass

N.D. higher ed president pleased with chancellor finalists Grant Shaft says any of the four men would make a good chief executive, and he says each one has his own strengths.

By Associated Press , February 10, 2012

UND resumes Sioux nickname, logo use; N.D. higher ed board considers challenging nickname law’s constitutionality PressPass

UND resumes Sioux nickname, logo use; N.D. higher ed board considers challenging nickname law’s constitutionality The head of North Dakota's Board of Higher Education says the board may go to court if a law requiring the University of North Dakota to revert to its Fighting Sioux nickname is restored. Also Wednesday, UND President Robert Kelley issued a brief statement saying that the university “has resumed the use of the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo for our athletic teams.”

By Chuck Haga , February 08, 2012

Search committee selects 6 semifinalists for N.D. university chancellor PressPass

Search committee selects 6 semifinalists for N.D. university chancellor Board of Higher Education President Grant Shaft is chairman of the search committee. He says the semifinalists have strong credentials. Twenty-one people applied for the job. The committee plans to interview the semifinalists Feb. 9. Incumbent chancellor William Goetz is retiring in August.

By Dale Wetzel , January 18, 2012

Panel to narrow search for new N.D. chancellor from 16 applicants PressPass

The applicants include a former Indiana higher education commissioner, a former vice chancellor at the University of Tennessee, a former Kansas university president and a North Dakota state senator.

By Associated Press , January 17, 2012

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Embattled Dickinson State president fired PressPass

Embattled Dickinson State president fired The Dickinson State University president was fired Thursday after a review found he inflated enrollment figures. But the dismissal of Richard McCallum will not be the end of the enrollment controversy as attention now turns to other personnel who may have played a role.

By Amy Dalrymple , December 15, 2011

Judge recommends embattled DSU president be fired PressPass

Judge recommends embattled DSU president be fired Richard McCallum should be fired from the Dickinson (N.D.) State University president position, Administrative Law Judge Bonny Fetch said Friday.

By Ashley Martin , December 11, 2011

North Dakota higher ed board OKs chancellor search timeline PressPass

The timeline calls for a search committee to interview semifinalists in early February and finalists in early March.

By Associated Press , November 17, 2011

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