Higher Education Leaders to Conduct Review After Revelations in Holmberg Case

(Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)

(By: Jeff Beach and Mary Steurer. North Dakota Monitor) –  The North Dakota University System says it is reviewing records for violations of policy or law related to sex crimes committed by former state lawmaker Ray Holmberg.

State Board of Higher Education Chair Tim Mihalick read a statement at the start of Wednesday’s board meeting that said members learned at the same time as the public “that individuals previously affiliated with our institutions or board, may have had a connection to the criminal investigation of former Sen. Holmberg.”

A review began immediately, he said.

The board also has urged anyone with information about a university system employee or board member who failed to report misconduct to file a report to the institution’s Title IX office or the university system’s Office of Compliance and Ethics.