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Task force recommended three-board model for state higher education; legislation to implement it failed
Summary
A governor'appointed task force on higher-education governance analyzed multiple structures and recommended a three-board model (community/regional; UND; NDSU) to improve responsiveness and bring specialized expertise to large, diverse institutions. The task force's bill did not pass the House during the session.
A multi-year review of higher-education governance convened by the governor and supported by external consultants recommended changing North Dakota's structure from a single State Board of Higher Education to a three-board model, but legislative efforts to implement the recommendation failed in session.
System staff recounted the legal history of the state's higher-education institutions and governance framework, including the constitutional designation of several campuses, earlier reorganizations and repeated attempts to alter governance and shared services. The timeline traced major governance changes from the 19th century through recent decades and highlighted prior experiments in shared administration and branch-campus status.
Jace Spie…
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