Tim Mihalick, right, chairs a North Dakota State Board of Higher Education meeting in Bismarck on May 29, 2025. Next to Mihalick is interim chancellor Brent Sanford. (Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The chair of the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education said Thursday that he will propose giving interim Chancellor Brent Sanford…
Scott Molander was named the next president of Dickinson State University. (Photo provided by North Dakota University System)DICKINSON, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The State Board of Higher Education has selected a Dickinson State University alumnus with a long business resume as the next president of the college. Scott Molander was selected Thursday from a field of four finalists. Molander’s resume…
State Board of Higher Education members Kevin Black, left, and Casey Ryan. (Photos provided by North Dakota University SystemFARGO, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor/ KVRR) — The North Dakota Board of Higher Education is going through a painstaking process of updating its tenure policies, covering such details as the frequency of faculty reviews. “We have to look at modernizing our employment…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers and higher education leaders are beginning to chart a path for how to respond to neighboring Minnesota’s upcoming program that will offer income-based free tuition to thousands of students. Higher education leaders on Wednesday detailed the situation to an interim legislative panel. A state senator also presented a bill draft proposing a North…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — North Dakota’s Board of Higher Education has voted to block the popular social media platform TikTok from all State University System devices and networks effective July 1st . The Board would consider allowing TikTok to be used for marketing purposes, pending further research by vice chancellor of information technology Darin King. Lawmakers in Washington have warned…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO/KNOX) – The Spring Enrollment Report prepared for the North Dakota Board of Higher Education suggests more students are signed up for classes this semester at the state’s eleven colleges and universities. A total of 41,832 students are hitting the books – or 875 more than the same time one year ago. The University of North Dakota has…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-KCND) – North Dakota University System Chancellor Mark Hagerott says there is a need to examine what the state pays faculty, staff and administration salaries in the state’s colleges and universities, and compare them with regional and national salaries. The State Board of Higher Education recently hired Dr. David Cook as the new president at NDSU. He will…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — NDSU will select it’s 15th president on Wednesday after a morning of final interviews. Drs. David Cook, Hesham El-Rewini, and Mary Holz Clause are the remaining candidates to replace President Dean Bresciani. The State Board of Higher Education will interview the finalists and then announce their selection Wednesday afternoon. Bresciani will serve as president through December…
NDSU Newman CenterBISMARCK (KVRR/KCND) – A subcommittee of the state Board of Higher Education says North Dakota State University must treat requests from freshmen for an exemption from its on-campus housing policy on religious grounds the same as it does any other requests. NDSU requires freshmen to live on-campus, but there are exemptions. The NDSU Newman Center, which provides housing…
BISMARCK, N.D. — A UND student has been named to the state Board of Higher Education. Gracie Lian, a senior studying business administration, will be the board’s student representative for a one-year term. She joins the group on July 1. Lian has served as president of the North Dakota Student Association and as UND’s student body president. She is also…
