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Candidates For North Dakota Higher Ed Board Being Sought

By Bill Dubensky Mar 25, 2026 | 5:07 AM

(North Dakota Department of Public Instruction image)

 

(KNOX) – State School Superintendent Levi Bachmeier said that North Dakotans should consider applying for two upcoming vacancies on the state Board of Higher Education.

The four-year terms of board members Danita Bye, of Stanley, and Chairman Kevin Black, of Minot, are ending June 30. Black is eligible for appointment to a second term. Bye is not. The North Dakota Constitution limits Board of Higher Education members to two four-year terms.

The application deadline for the two positions is 5 p.m. Central time on Friday, May 22, 2026. Applications may be emailed to the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction at dpipa@nd.gov or sent by regular mail to the NDDPI at 600 E. Boulevard Ave., State Capitol, Dept. 201, Bismarck, ND, 58505. Candidates must complete a one-page application, and provide a resume and no more than six letters of reference.

The Board of Higher Education oversees the 11 colleges and universities that are part of the North Dakota University System. It has four-year universities in Fargo, Grand Forks, Minot, Mayville, Valley City and Dickinson, and two-year colleges in Williston, Bottineau, Bismarck, Wahpeton, and Devils Lake.

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