South Dakota’s gun laws almost got even looser in the House Education Committee, though a pair of bills were killed before reaching the floor.

The state Board of Regents has adopted a new tenure review policy for its professors. Despite criticism, officials say they're confident the new system is a positive for the system.

South Dakota State and Black Hills State Universities are teaming up to create a new nursing education space at the Rapid City BHSU campus.

UPDATE: Judge Karen Schreier is reinstating a University of South Dakota professor placed on leave over a social media post critical of Charlie Kirk.

A USD professor who was placed on leave over a social media post critical of Charlie Kirk is suing several university and state officials.

A spokesperson for the South Dakota Board of Regents confirmed the intent to fire a USD Fine Arts Professor in response to the professor’s post on his personal social media account in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk assassination.

While many of South Dakota’s individual public universities are seeing growth this semester, the overall state enrollment is the exact same from 2024 at 36,091 students.

The South Dakota Board of Regents has adopted a policy officially enacting a new law allowing concealed carry at the state’s public universities.

For many organizations, this legislative session brought feelings of insecurity and questions about the future as the state faced a major budget shortfall. The state’s colleges and universities now must implement mandates from lawmakers.

The South Dakota Board of Regents is planning to increase tuition at the state’s public universities for the first time in several years.