higher education

South Dakota Mines has received a $4 million donation, its largest ever, and renamed its Chemical and Biological Engineering Department after the late alumna Karen Swindler, whose family made the donation in her honor.

Fall enrollment is down in the state’s public university system for a third year in a row, but Board of Regents leadership says it’s not all bad news.The…

The state Department of Health reports 71 COVID-19 cases are currently tied to college campuses. The state’s public universities are not expected to…

In The Moment … June 24, 2020 Show 845 Hour 2Believing an equitable education can heal, Valeriah Big Eagle seeks to inspire fellow Native Americans to…

The South Dakota Board of Regents has announced it’s moving all public university classes online for two weeks. Starting Monday the 23rd, students will…

Governor Noem supports a bill prohibiting collective bargaining for faculty at the state’s six public universities. Senate Bill 147 is on its way to her…

One of two bills banning collective bargaining for public university faculty is on its way to the governor’s desk. Governor Noem has said she supports the…

The South Dakota Board of Regents is pressing lawmakers to support needs-based scholarships for college students. Senate Bill 72 establishes the Dakota’s…

In The Moment ... January 22, 2020 Show 738 Hour 1A new poll looks at the approval rating of Governor Noem. A South Dakota lawmaker says consolidation in…

In The Moment ... January 15, 2020 Show 734 Hour 1President Trump recently signed the 2020 Ag Appropriations Bill, which includes a new provision for…