February is Career and Technical Education month in Montana to recognize its role in preparing graduates for career readiness when entering the workforce. Deputy Commissioner of Higher Education for the Montana University System Brock Tessman recently highlighted the benefits of CTE programs for both soon-to-be-high school graduates and future...
Montana University System Working To Recruit More Health Care Workers
The Montana University System which oversees public colleges and universities in the state recently outlined efforts being made to provide more health care workers as the need for more help in such occupations increases. They include developing new forms of collaboration and joining other institutions to produce credentialed nurses in the stat...
Judge Rejects Motion In UM Discrimination Case
Chief U.S. District Judge Brian Morris rejected a University of Montana motion this week to dismiss Sontag Bowman’s claim in a Title IX suit accusing it of sex-based discrimination. UM and the Montana University System said it lacks legal merit not based on facts. Bowman will still have to prove her claims in court. If she is not able to, the ...
Superintendent Arntzen Provides Update On ARPA Education Spending
The Legislature’s Education Interim Committee recently met in Helena to provide updates on a number of issues including education tax credits the Montana University System staffing and program spending. On program spending Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen touched on the state’s current status of elementary and secondary schoo...
Montana University System Sees Increase In Applications
Staff from the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education presented an update on the central application and the Apply Montana portal Friday during a joint session of the Board of Regents and the Legislature’s Education Interim Committee. The Montana University System saw 39% in increased applications in the first year of its central appli...
Open-Carry Campus Law Pushed Back A Week By District Court Judge
A new law allowing firearms to be carried on public university campuses in Montana was scheduled to go into effect today but Lewis and Clark County District Court Judge Mike McMahon has temporarily blocked it and has set a hearing for June 7th in the case. The Montana University Board of Regents which oversees Montana’s university system filed...
ACT & SAT Tests No Longer Required For Montana Universities
Schools in the Montana University System have joined a growing national trend ending test ACT or SAT test requirements for first-time undergraduate students. Thursday the Board of Regents voted unanimously to approve a permanent change to the admissions policy after it instituted a one-year pause on requiring standardized test scores in April ...
Montana University Tuition Due To Increase
There will be a variety of tuition hikes over the next two years for both resident and out-of-state students at campuses across the Montana University System that were approved Thursday by the Montana Board of Regents. The biennial tuition plan includes a tuition freeze for resident undergraduate students for the coming fiscal year, but those ...
Board Of Regents Votes For Judicial Review Over Campus Gun Law
The Board of Regents voted unanimously today to seek a judicial review over whether the state legislature or it has the authority to regulate the possession of guns on campuses. The 2021 Montana Legislature passed a bill to allow students and staff who meet safety certifications to carry concealed firearms without a permit on campuses starting...
Superintendent Arntzen Advocating Optional Mask Mandates For Public Schools
Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen says school districts should develop policies that make wearing face masks optional, according to a Cowles Media report. The state’s public university system is no longer requiring masks to be worn on campuses, but universities are still being asked to consult with local health officials...