Dave Kolpack, Associated PressFaculty & StaffChancellor Raises Concern About Protecting ResearchFARGO, N.D. — Potential customers who are interested in teaming with North Dakota researchers on fields like unmanned aircraft are balking because of the state’s open records laws, the head of the university system says. Chancellor Mark Hagerott told the state Board of Higher Education during last month’s meeting that some leading research universities are […]October 16, 2017Leadership & PolicyChancellor Asks for Probe on Pressure Over Gubernatorial PrimaryFARGO, N.D. — The chancellor of the North Dakota University System on Monday called for the state to investigate what he calls attempts by people to pressure him to influence the 2016 primary election for governor. Chancellor Mark Hagerott said earlier this week that he received multiple phone calls before the June primary pressing him […]September 26, 2017Leadership & PolicyBoard Extends North Dakota State President’s ContractFARGO, N.D. —The state Board of Higher Education met behind closed doors for more than two hours Wednesday before deciding that the North Dakota State University president should keep his job. The board voted during its regular monthly meeting in Bismarck to renew Dean Bresciani’s contract for another year, six months after the board told […]November 16, 2016Leadership & PolicyBoard Hires Kansas Attorney to Investigate North Dakota State PresidentFARGO, N.D. ― A Kansas investigator has been hired to look into whether embattled North Dakota State University President Dean Bresciani violated state Board of Higher Education policy, university system officials said Thursday. The probe centers on now-rescinded media guidelines for covering Bison athletics that were roundly criticized by journalists and on social media before […]September 1, 2016StudentsUND Eliminating 138 Positions to Meet Budget AllotmentsFARGO, N.D. ― The University of North Dakota plans to eliminate 138 faculty, staff and administration positions to help meet budget cuts ordered by the governor, the school’s interim president told state Board of Higher Education members Thursday. Ed Schafer disclosed the numbers at the meeting, where leaders of the state’s 11 colleges and universities […]April 28, 2016Leadership & PolicyFormer Republican Congressman Tabbed as New President at U. of North DakotaFARGO, N.D. ― A former Republican congressman from Minnesota was selected Tuesday to take over as the 12th president of the University of North Dakota, and deal with nearly $10 million in expected budget cuts and a Legislature that has been critical of higher education spending. The state Board of Higher Education spent more than […]March 15, 2016StudentsAviation Schools Preparing Students for Future Drone JobsStudent pilots are eager to cash in on the booming market for drone operators, which could happen in the next few years.December 19, 2013Community CollegesNorth Dakota Attorney General Says University System Broke Open Records LawFARGO, N.D. ― North Dakota University System officials were at fault in an open records dispute over deleted emails of North Dakota State University President Dean Bresciani, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said in a ruling released Friday.November 24, 2013Page 1 of 1
