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Stenehjem to weigh in on issue for sex ed grant
North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem will weigh in on the legal question said to be at the heart of North Dakota State University administrators’ Jan. 14 decision to freeze a $1.2 million federal grant to create a new comprehensive sex education program.
Thursday, January, 31, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem will weigh in on the legal question said to be at the heart of North Dakota State University administrators’ Jan. 14 decision to freeze a $1.2 million federal grant to create a new comprehensive sex education program.
Thursday, January, 31, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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A stronger higher ed system?
Eyes rolled and jaws dropped when North Dakota’s higher education chancellor said he needed 30 additional employees in the University System’s office to do the job right. Legislators, most of them loath to add to the state’s payroll (even when more workers are necessary), prattled on about how out of bounds Chancellor Hamid Shirvani was.
Friday, January, 18, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - Opinion
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Eyes rolled and jaws dropped when North Dakota’s higher education chancellor said he needed 30 additional employees in the University System’s office to do the job right. Legislators, most of them loath to add to the state’s payroll (even when more workers are necessary), prattled on about how out of bounds Chancellor Hamid Shirvani was.
Friday, January, 18, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - Opinion
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Shirvani makes pitch for adding more staff
Chancellor Hamid Shirvani made an early pitch to legislators Monday to justify why the University System should expand its staff by 30 workers instead of the seven new employees included in Gov. Jack Dalrymple’s budget proposal.
Tuesday, January, 15, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Chancellor Hamid Shirvani made an early pitch to legislators Monday to justify why the University System should expand its staff by 30 workers instead of the seven new employees included in Gov. Jack Dalrymple’s budget proposal.
Tuesday, January, 15, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Chancellor discusses reform plan at UND
Student success remains the focus of the North Dakota University System plan to overhaul admissions standards, which will not affect tuition rates, system Chancellor Hamid Shirvani said Tuesday. “If the standards are raised, the quality of education is higher and students graduate quicker, faster,” he said while at the University of North Dakota.
Wednesday, January, 09, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Student success remains the focus of the North Dakota University System plan to overhaul admissions standards, which will not affect tuition rates, system Chancellor Hamid Shirvani said Tuesday. “If the standards are raised, the quality of education is higher and students graduate quicker, faster,” he said while at the University of North Dakota.
Wednesday, January, 09, 2013 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Building up higher education in N.D. Higher ed chancellor: more changes to come
— Chancellor Hamid Shirvani already has overseen sweeping changes to higher education after only six months on the job. But he said many of the changes are simply a matter of fully empowering the North Dakota University System by following through on suggestions dating back to the 1980s that hadn’t become a reality — until now.
Monday, December, 24, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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— Chancellor Hamid Shirvani already has overseen sweeping changes to higher education after only six months on the job. But he said many of the changes are simply a matter of fully empowering the North Dakota University System by following through on suggestions dating back to the 1980s that hadn’t become a reality — until now.
Monday, December, 24, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Higher ed requires a ‘vision’
At first glance, Chancellor Hamid Shirvani’s proposal for an $84 million general fund budget increase for North Dakota’s University System is a jaw-dropper. But further scrutiny suggests his proposal comports with the vision of a “big agenda” for the system’s 11 colleges and universities. The important word for the future of higher education is “vision.”
Thursday, December, 13, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Opinion
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At first glance, Chancellor Hamid Shirvani’s proposal for an $84 million general fund budget increase for North Dakota’s University System is a jaw-dropper. But further scrutiny suggests his proposal comports with the vision of a “big agenda” for the system’s 11 colleges and universities. The important word for the future of higher education is “vision.”
Thursday, December, 13, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Opinion
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Column: Higher ed ‘big agenda’ requires staffing
The chancellor of higher education, Hamid Shirvani, threw down the gauntlet when he announced that he would ask for 30 additional employees to help develop a progressive “big agenda” for the North Dakota University System.
Monday, December, 10, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Opinion
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The chancellor of higher education, Hamid Shirvani, threw down the gauntlet when he announced that he would ask for 30 additional employees to help develop a progressive “big agenda” for the North Dakota University System.
Monday, December, 10, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Opinion
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NDUS budget increase: System seeks additional $84 million to cover expanded role
North Dakota University System officials are requesting an additional $84 million of state funding for the next two years, an increase Chancellor Hamid Shirvani said is needed to keep up with rising costs and to support the “big agenda” of the system and the state’s 11 public colleges and universities.
Tuesday, December, 04, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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North Dakota University System officials are requesting an additional $84 million of state funding for the next two years, an increase Chancellor Hamid Shirvani said is needed to keep up with rising costs and to support the “big agenda” of the system and the state’s 11 public colleges and universities.
Tuesday, December, 04, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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University chancellor touts hard work and preparation
A successful education is all about hard work and preparation, according to Dr. Ham Shirvani, chancellor of the North Dakota University System. Shirvani talked about education and the state’s new Pathways to Student Success plan with sophomore, junior and senior students at Carrington High School Wednesday.
Thursday, October, 25, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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A successful education is all about hard work and preparation, according to Dr. Ham Shirvani, chancellor of the North Dakota University System. Shirvani talked about education and the state’s new Pathways to Student Success plan with sophomore, junior and senior students at Carrington High School Wednesday.
Thursday, October, 25, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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NDUS chancelor to speak at Carrington
H. A. Shirvani, chancellor of the North Dakota University System, will address high school students in Carrington, N.D., at 9:30 a.m. today. Shirvani will discuss the new Pathways to Student Success Plan in his speech at Carrington High School’s gymnasium.
Wednesday, October, 24, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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H. A. Shirvani, chancellor of the North Dakota University System, will address high school students in Carrington, N.D., at 9:30 a.m. today. Shirvani will discuss the new Pathways to Student Success Plan in his speech at Carrington High School’s gymnasium.
Wednesday, October, 24, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Get ready to succeed in college
North Dakota’s proud egalitarian tradition of allowing almost any high school graduate to attend a public university has run up against the reality of educational standards. The state Board of Higher Education, at the urging of new Chancellor Hamid Shirvani, is moving with unusual alacrity to revise and upgrade requirements for admission to the state’s three-tiered university and college system.
Tuesday, October, 09, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Opinion
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North Dakota’s proud egalitarian tradition of allowing almost any high school graduate to attend a public university has run up against the reality of educational standards. The state Board of Higher Education, at the urging of new Chancellor Hamid Shirvani, is moving with unusual alacrity to revise and upgrade requirements for admission to the state’s three-tiered university and college system.
Tuesday, October, 09, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Opinion
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DSU says it has plan to pay off debt
Dickinson State University has a plan to pay off its ongoing debt, but should the plan fail to pay in the allotted time — as it has in the past — tough decisions will be made to take care of the problem.
Thursday, September, 27, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Dickinson State University has a plan to pay off its ongoing debt, but should the plan fail to pay in the allotted time — as it has in the past — tough decisions will be made to take care of the problem.
Thursday, September, 27, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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College studies
North Dakota college students will face tougher entrance requirements in three years under admissions changes approved Wednesday by the state Board of Higher Education.
Thursday, September, 27, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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North Dakota college students will face tougher entrance requirements in three years under admissions changes approved Wednesday by the state Board of Higher Education.
Thursday, September, 27, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Policy changes would give ND chancellor more power
North Dakota's Board of Higher Education will be considering policy changes that would give more authority to the new university system chancellor.
Wednesday, September, 26, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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North Dakota's Board of Higher Education will be considering policy changes that would give more authority to the new university system chancellor.
Wednesday, September, 26, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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College to stop workers program
A college in North Dakota’s booming oil patch said Wednesday that it will stop housing foreign workers who are part of a program meant to fill temporary jobs, leaving service industry businesses wondering how they will find employees in a city with a massive housing shortage and just 1 percent unemployment.
Thursday, September, 20, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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A college in North Dakota’s booming oil patch said Wednesday that it will stop housing foreign workers who are part of a program meant to fill temporary jobs, leaving service industry businesses wondering how they will find employees in a city with a massive housing shortage and just 1 percent unemployment.
Thursday, September, 20, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Williston State College ordered to stop workers program
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The new chancellor of North Dakota's university system has ordered Williston State College to stop housing foreign workers at the school as part of a program meant to fill temporary jobs.
Wednesday, September, 19, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The new chancellor of North Dakota's university system has ordered Williston State College to stop housing foreign workers at the school as part of a program meant to fill temporary jobs.
Wednesday, September, 19, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Higher Ed board looks to merge fees into tuition
North Dakota’s Board of Higher Education approved a plan Wednesday that will eventually do away with most student fees in the wake of a scathing state audit that found misspending of fee money at North Dakota State University and the University of North Dakota.
Thursday, September, 06, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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North Dakota’s Board of Higher Education approved a plan Wednesday that will eventually do away with most student fees in the wake of a scathing state audit that found misspending of fee money at North Dakota State University and the University of North Dakota.
Thursday, September, 06, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Wanted: College readiness reviews
Call up the Indiana College Readiness Report for any high school in Indiana, and it’s all there in black and white. And red: The document reports on how well each Indiana high school prepares its graduates for college. And it highlights points of concern — notably, “Graduates needing remediation” — in bold, easy-to-read red. Here’s hoping North Dakota high schools and the state Department of Public Instruction do the same.
Wednesday, August, 29, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Opinion
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Call up the Indiana College Readiness Report for any high school in Indiana, and it’s all there in black and white. And red: The document reports on how well each Indiana high school prepares its graduates for college. And it highlights points of concern — notably, “Graduates needing remediation” — in bold, easy-to-read red. Here’s hoping North Dakota high schools and the state Department of Public Instruction do the same.
Wednesday, August, 29, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Opinion
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ND chancellor wants tougher admission standards
Hundreds of freshmen at North Dakota's two largest universities this fall didn't meet the standards for automatic admission.
Monday, August, 27, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Hundreds of freshmen at North Dakota's two largest universities this fall didn't meet the standards for automatic admission.
Monday, August, 27, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - News
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Other Views: Changes would hurt higher ed system
Ham Shirvani, the new chancellor of North Dakota’s university system, has proposed some sweeping changes to the system, including creating a three-tiered class system, if you will, among the state’s 11 universities. In other words, the days of treating all North Dakota’s universities equally are over, at least in Shirvani’s world.
Monday, August, 27, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Opinion
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Ham Shirvani, the new chancellor of North Dakota’s university system, has proposed some sweeping changes to the system, including creating a three-tiered class system, if you will, among the state’s 11 universities. In other words, the days of treating all North Dakota’s universities equally are over, at least in Shirvani’s world.
Monday, August, 27, 2012 - The Jamestown Sun - Opinion
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