Among the larger items covered by the State Board of Higher Education at its annual meeting were discussion and approval of its 2021-2023 budget and its five-year strategic plan. The proposed budget had been finely tuned following Gov. Burgum’s recommendation for cuts amid a global...
BISMARCK, N.D. –The State Board of Higher Education today addressed what could be seen as limitations to access higher education in favor of helping students more readily access higher education. In an effort to ease acceptance into the higher education system, the Board has authorized...
Eleven North Dakota community college students have been named to the 2020 All-North Dakota Academic Team, which recognizes the academic achievements of community college students. Members of the team and the colleges they attend are as follows: Alie Glasser, Bismarck State College Hanna Schaible, Bismarck State College William...
The North Dakota University System has released its annual affordability report, which focuses on key factors tied to educational access and affordability in the state. Among other findings, the report notes that 2019-20 tuition and mandatory fee rates at the research and four-year regional universities were...
Webinar series will be available Wednesdays from June 17 through July 22 The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic blindsided the academic world while at the same time spurring some creative applications of teaching technologies. Faculty and staff from throughout North Dakota University System’s (NDUS) 11 campuses responded...
BISMARCK, N.D. – The State Board of Higher Education unanimously voted to implement a new policy to protect the privacy of student data at a recent board meeting. The new policy (Policy 503.2) was originally created by the North Dakota Student Association (NDSA) and is...
NDUS Smart Restart Task Force to lead effort to find advisable best practices going forward The most recent meeting of the State Board of Higher Education dove into some large agenda items last week, including further details on the re-opening of campuses throughout the North Dakota...
The State Board of Higher Education (SBHE) spent considerable time at its most recent meeting touching on topics relative to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Part of that was in reflecting on policies and procedures that were up for some revision to aid campuses during...
A communication and collaboration platform that had been made available throughout the North Dakota University System (NDUS) a couple years ago has found widespread use during trying times. After the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic hit western shores, much of the education world was sent scrambling...
We’re here for the duration, say Easton, Jensen The State Board of Higher Education met this week through video teleconferencing due to social distancing requirements of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak nationwide. This made for a first for the Board, as it had previously always conducted...
