A disgruntled and litigious former employee of Dakota State University has been pushing me to make blog hay out of two big resignations at DSU. I indulge said disgrunt. On October 22, the Board of Regents made the sudden and…
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Two noteworthy economic developments are afoot in Madison. First, I hear from my local correspondents that Lake Area Improvement Corporation director Julie Gross has officially endorsed—i.e., spent money!—on accessing materials produced by the Main Street program. The idea of the…
I managed to watch the final District 8 Legislative candidates' forum this weekend, courtesy of KJAM's diligent election videography. Here's what I learned: Charlie Johnson could have become a lawyer. In his introduction, Johnson said he was accepted into USD's…
Well, that's peculiar: after averring repeatedly that interim Dakota State University president David B. Borofsky was not a candidate for the permanent leadership position, the Board of Regents held a special meeting today to give Borofsky the permanent appointment. Let's…
Ah, the mingling of interests. The Dakota State University Foundation held its fundraising gala Friday night. The primary sponsors: State Senator Russell Olson and his lovely wife Jennie. Now I suppose there's nothing wrong with referring to Senator Olson by…
The liberal arts are the bastard stepchild of Dakota State University. That statement should surprise no one who has spent time on our computer-clicky Madison campus during the last three decades. Ever since 1984, when Governor Bill Janklow gutted the…
I may have a fellow teetotaler in Madison! The following message made its way around the offices at Dakota State University week before last indicating that new interim president Daivd Borofsky takes a harder line against alcohol than the Board…
The rest of the press has remained quiet about new DSU interim president David Borofsky's association with troubled Westwood College, his previous employer, which faces a lawsuit by Illinois attorney general Lisa Madigan and was found two years ago to…