ND Higher Education just got interesting

[Tatanka]

http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/388901/

Getcherpopcornready.

[aces1180]

http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/388901/

Getcherpopcornready.

Grindberg is buddies with Bresciani, who I doubt he has any objections to this, considering that Shirvani was a terrible hire in the first place.

[tony]

I'm doing research trying to decide whether to start a "Not Joel Heitkamp" twitter feed.

Al Carlson is on KFGO saying that the Legislature is going to try to get rid of the board of the higher ed.

"It's all about governance" must be code for "it's all about grabbing more power."

[Bison bison]

Bad news for the board.

New hire doesn't even make it through one session?

The state has a serious problem...

[matt]

shirvani was a terrible hire to start with, google him and see all the problems he had in the CSU system.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamid_Shirvani

[bisonaudit]

shirvani was a terrible hire to start with, google him and see all the problems he had in the CSU system.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamid_Shirvani

So when he was a University President he pissed off his faculty and he's got trouble complying with disclosure rules. Sounds like a perfect fit for Bismarck.

So does Bresciani want him out over the Planned Parenthood flap?

I'm sure Carlson would love to have an excuse to fold the whole state board of higher education. If the University Presidents don't like this guy, I can't imagine their life is going to get any better if the SBoHE goes away.

[roadwarrior]

The good thing is that the SBoHE is in the state constituion. It will take an amendment to change that, which requires a vote of the people.

[tony]

The good thing is that the SBoHE is in the state constituion. It will take an amendment to change that, which requires a vote of the people.

I'm sure that the Legislature would like to do away with that as well... along with initiated measures.

Personally, I think that the SBoHE is pretty terrible - just not as terrible as the Legislature.

[matt]

So when he was a University President he pissed off his faculty and he's got trouble complying with disclosure rules. Sounds like a perfect fit for Bismarck.

Also, he previously resigned from the Dean position at the University of Colorado, Denver School of Architecture and Planning 'under duress' during his time there, half of the faculty left, it is reported he could not get along with either the faculty or the administration.

[matt]

I'm sure that the Legislature would like to do away with that as well... along with initiated measures.

Personally, I think that the SBoHE is pretty terrible - just not as terrible as the Legislature.

I think the SBoHE needs some updating, the concept of the board has merit, in removing higher ed from the political fighting. In reality that does not seem to occur. The board in past few years seems to me to have a rubber stamping function. I don't recall any real issue that the board vigorously debated. My feeling is that this occurs due to the political patronage associated appointments to the board. I would love to see the board revamped.