FARGO (KVRR) – North Dakota State University President Dean Bresciani says a task force he commissioned in the wake of racist social media posts by students is “working rapidly” toward finding appropriate solutions. In a letter to the campus community Thursday, Bresciani said the panel has met twice this week, and plans to meet often. “The task force is working…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – In an email to students, faculty and staff, North Dakota State University President Dean Bresciani says the school is investigating “potential hate speech incident involving an email that has been posted on social media.” Bresciani says the email has been referred to NDSU’s equity office for investigation. His statement did not say anything regarding what was…
FARGO-MOORHEAD — MSUM President Anne Blackhurst is taking a stand against bias incidents in the aftermath of several racist social media posts by NDSU students that sparked a protest at the university. Blackhurt says although the posts were not by MSUM students, they, quote, “affect all of us, particularly our Black students and colleagues”. A Bias Incident Response Team has…
FARGO, N.D. — Protesters take to the streets for the second day in a row, after several racist social media posts made by a group of NDSU students resurface. The MSUM Black Student Union continues to show its solidarity for Black, Indigenous and People of Color. BLM protesters gathered outside NDSU President Dean Bresciani’s home to demand a change within…
FARGO, N.D- Black Lives Matter Fargo-Moorhead and the Minnesota State University Moorhead Black Student Union march at the North Dakota State University campus after racist social media posts made by NDSU students come to light. “Fifteen days ago many of us didn’t know what happened. But 30 days ago, the administration did,” says BLM Fargo-Moorhead organizer Frederick Edwards. According to…
Dean BrescianiFARGO (KVRR) – North Dakota State University President Dean Bresciani is promising to respond “thoroughly and aggressively” to racist social media posts by some NDSU students. A group of NDSU students has been recently posting the remarks on Snapchat. Breciani says “hate speech” is antithetical to what the university stands for. He says that while “hate speech” is constitutionally…
FARGO, N.D. — NDSU women’s basketball started off the season on a high note with an 85-68 win over Northern Iowa at home in front of a limited number of fans. Categories: College, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Bison, NDSU, Northern Iowa, Women’s Basketball
FARGO-MOORHEAD – Universities and colleges in the F-M area met to discuss how they’ve been adapting to the pandemic. Universities across the nation have faced a lot of pressure as they grappled to find new modes of teaching while also keeping some sort of normalcy for students amid the pandemic. The main universities in the metro NDSU, MSUM and Concordia…
FARGO, N.D.– NDSU’s Challey School of Music hosted their Fall band concerts via live stream. The Wind Symphony and University Band both performed, but were split into smaller groups to ensure social distancing. Both groups also wore face masks and used covers on their instruments for the duration of their performance. Several students were absent due to illness and were…
FARGO (KVRR) – North Dakota State University says students are being urged not to return home for the Thanksgiving break, citing the severity of the COVID-19 outbreak. A statement from NDSU President Dean Bresciani said traveling and attending family gatherings will be a sure way of spreading the virus, especially to older, more vulnerable family members. NDSU says residence halls…
