BISMARCK, N.D. – During a special State Board of Higher Education meeting held via teleconference today, Stephen D. Easton, J.D., was named interim president of Dickinson State University. Easton has a strong personal connection to Dickinson State University. Easton, who graduated summa cum laude from DSU...
“There can be no life without change, and to be afraid of what is different or unfamiliar is to be afraid of life.” Those words were once spoken by President Theodore Roosevelt, a man who himself was as adaptive as he was iconic. Change remains as...
A large topic of consideration at this week’s State Board of Higher Education meeting revolved around newly-proposed details to incoming presidential contracts. Board member Dan Traynor brought forward the proposed revision to the presidential contract requirement, which would create the possibility of extending the contract from...
BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education is seeking applications for an interim president of Dickinson State University. A competitive search process will be followed, as required by North Dakota Century Code chapter 37-19.1, and finalists will be recommended to the...
At its September meeting, the State Board of Higher Education drilled into policies, goals and emerging trends that will affect ongoing strategy and operations of the North Dakota University System. During a presentation to the Board, Mark Schill of Praxis Strategy Group discussed “Trends and Talent...
A North Dakota school district with ties to the State Board of Higher Education has been recognized as a National Blue Ribbon Award Winner. On September 26, 2019, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recognized 362 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2019. The New Rockford-Sheyenne Elementary...
Current members of the U.S. Armed Forces and its veterans can now receive credit for military training through the North Dakota University System and Tribal Colleges in the state. Although outreach to service members and veterans has been occurring for some time, the new move will...
The State Board of Higher Education and all of North Dakota University System’s 11 public colleges and universities have adopted free speech policies in response to recent state legislation. During the last legislative sessions, Senate Bill 2320 directed the SBHE and university system’s institutions to adopt...
Hall, a UND alumna, set to replace Cankdeska Cikana Community College President Cynthia Lindquist, who resigned to be part of the North Dakota Ethics Commission Kellie Hall, vice president and interim president of Turtle Mountain Community College, has been appointed to the University of North Dakota...
BISMARCK, N.D. – A new program called ND Career Builders is aimed at increasing workforce in high need and emerging occupations in the state. The program originates from House Bill 1171, passed by the 2019 legislature, and provides a skilled workforce scholarship and student loan...
