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    July 18, 2017
    Dickinson Public Schools is struggling to find teachers for the upcoming school year. (Grady McGregor / The Dickinson Press)
    Teachers wanted: Dickinson Public Schools face teacher shortage
    With Dickinson's new middle school poised to open its doors this fall to hundreds of eager and excited students, a new question is on the mind...
    News/educationJuly 18, 2017 - 7:49pm
    June 21, 2017
    Perzen Polishwalla, director of International Programs at Dickinson State University, completed the process to become a naturalized U.S. citizen at a ceremony in Fargo earlier this month. (Sydney Mook / The Dickinson Press)
    A long road: Dickinson State faculty member completes process to become a U.S. citizen
    Becoming a United States citizen is no easy task. It requires endless amounts of paperwork and quite a bit of money, but for Perzen Polishwalla,...
    News/educationJune 21, 2017 - 9:17pm
    June 8, 2017
    The century old part of South Heart School is set to be demolished within the next week or so. (Sydney Mook / The Dickinson Press)
    South Heart prepares to say goodbye to 100-year-old school building
    SOUTH HEART—Saying goodbye can be bittersweet. It can bring a lot of sadness and tears, but also joy and laughter as people remember the...
    News/educationJune 8, 2017 - 12:06am
    June 3, 2017
    Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Moorhead, Minn. David Samson / Forum News Service
    How one Minnesota state program is helping college students graduate with nearly no debt
    MOORHEAD, Minn. — In speech after speech, Bernie Sanders called for making college tuition free. His stance on the issue helped draw in...
    News/educationJune 3, 2017 - 2:00pm
    May 30, 2017
    Volunteers work a flower bed during the first ever "Giving Back Day" on May 6. There will be another Giving back day this June. (Photo Courtesy of Alicia Erickson)
    Volunteers lend their time and energy for some spring cleaning
    Volunteers came together earlier this month for the first "Give Back Day" sponsored by Dickinson State University to plant adopted flower beds...
    News/educationMay 30, 2017 - 7:40pm
    DSU will offer a master of arts in teaching online program starting in January of 2018. (Photo by Ryan Mitchel Collins)
    Master of arts in teaching program to be offered at DSU
    A master of arts in teaching (MAT) program at Dickinson State University is now accepting applicants. As DSU approaches its 100th anniversary...
    News/educationMay 30, 2017 - 7:36pm
    May 25, 2017
    Randy Cummings of Dickinson has been battling prostate cancer, a battle he likens to being attacked by a wild bear. (Photo by Ryan Mitchel Collins).
    Randy Cummings' journey through DSU
    Randy Cummings walked across the stage of Dickinson State University's Scott Gymnasium as a graduate in mid-December with an impressive 3.45...
    News/educationMay 25, 2017 - 8:43pm
    May 18, 2017
    DSU President Thomas Mitzel, presents Holly Gruhlke with the Educator of the Year Award for the 2016-2017 academic year. (Photo provided by DSU)
    Holly Gruhlke awarded DSU educator of the year
    Recognition often comes when you least expect it. After all, one can spend years chasing dreams, scrupulously defying odds, proving naysayers...
    News/educationMay 18, 2017 - 10:55pm
    May 17, 2017
    Deb Zillich of Dickinson. Deb is currently retired, but once served as the director of finance and administration for Rough Rider Electric Co-op. (Photo provided by DSU heritage foundation)
    Five new board members join DSU Heritage Foundation
    There are five new faces joining the Dickinson State University Heritage Foundation—Deborah Zillich, Vince Reep, Robert Green, Robert Baumann...
    News/educationMay 17, 2017 - 9:17pm
    Aidon Rodakowski of Berg elementary kneels by the ponderosa pine he just planted as part of the schools field trip on May 16. (Photo by Ryan Mitchel Collins)
    Students get sneak peek at new Dickinson middle school
    Berg Elementary sixth-graders took a virtual tour of their future middle school on Tuesday during the school's third annual field trip day. Construction...
    News/educationMay 17, 2017 - 2:12am
    May 15, 2017
    Barb Binstock stands in her first-grade classroom at Jefferson Elementary School. She will retire from teaching at the end of the school year. (Linda Sailer/The Dickinson Press)
    Dedicated to teaching: Binstock plans to retire after 40 years of teaching
    Barb Binstock treasures her remaining days as a first-grade teacher at Jefferson Elementary School. She is keeping the days as normal as possible...
    News/educationMay 15, 2017 - 12:06pm
    Higher ed grant program funded after all
    A public program to entice private donations to North Dakota higher education will be funded at a reduced level in the upcoming two-year budget...
    News/educationMay 15, 2017 - 6:00am
    May 8, 2017
    The Dickinson Public Schools school board met on Monday for a regular meeting. (Sydney Mook / The Dickinson Press)
    Dickinson Middle School is another step closer to completion
    Dickinson Middle School is getting closer to completion, said Josh Gustafson, Mortenson Construction's project manager at Monday's Dickinson...
    News/educationMay 8, 2017 - 8:45pm
    On Saturday an event at Dickinson State University was held to commemorate Kwibuka 23 and to serve as a place of gathering for the Rwandan community. (Kalsey Stults / The Dickinson Press)
    Kwibuka 23 held at DSU
    In just 100 days in 1994, around 1 million Tutsis lost their lives in Rwanda—but not from enemies of war, but by people in their own country—during...
    News/educationMay 8, 2017 - 8:44pm
    May 5, 2017
    Dickinson State University President Thomas Mitzel discussed the four-year plan for the university on Friday. (Press Photo by Kalsey Stults)
    Four-year plan unveiled: Mitzel describes future for DSU after legislature passed funding
    Dickinson State University will receive $23.9 million in base funding and one-time funding for operations after Senate Bill 2003 was passed in...
    News/educationMay 5, 2017 - 9:43pm
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