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North Dakota’s House majority leader has filed legislation that would let the presidents of Dickinson State, Bismarck State and perhaps more colleges and universities review tenured faculty at any time—and fire them, with no employee power to appeal the review.
Critics raise concerns with HB 1446's potential infringement on academic freedom and the legal rights of tenured faculty.
Critics raise concerns with HB 1446's potential infringement on academic freedom and the legal rights of tenured faculty.
Written By: Andrew Weeks | × Allie Kaiser, student at Bismarck State College, sits behind a microphone at the school's Mystic Media studio. Colleges and universities in the upper Midwest say businesses want their new hires to be effective communicators. Image: Courtesy of Bismarck State College When karen Bauer – who spells her first name with a lowercase “k” – started at Bismarck State College, the school’s communication department had only a newspaper and literary magazine. Now it has a digital studio and a larger focus on the many tools that make up today’s w...