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GRAND FORKS—On March 4, I was notified that UND intends to suspend its music therapy program. This news was and is distressing to me, to my colleagues and students, and to other professionals and our clients in the community. Read more here…

Immediately after pulling into his driveway, UND Interim President Ed Schafer walked over to greet a group of about 30 students holding a protest near his home on campus Monday evening. Read more here…

Despite what was said at a State Board of Higher Education meeting, Chairwoman Kathleen Neset released a statement Thursday to clarify the board will support the decision to suspend UND’s Music Therapy Program. Read more here…

March to the beat of your own drum today (March 20)y. Well, march, pledge, donate, come make some noise, just get involved! Sunday March 20th will mark the 3rd year anniversary for March for Music Therapy. The movement is marching through communities across the country, where people are rallying together to raise funds, awareness and support for a truly great cause. Read more here…

If UND saves its music therapy program, Ben Folds will come to the school to perform and raise funds to support the program’s budget. That’s the promise the famous singer made in an open letter he posted Friday morning on his Facebook page. Read more here…

Immediately after pulling into his driveway, UND Interim President Ed Schafer walked over to greet a group of about 30 students holding a protest near his home on campus Monday evening. Read more here…

Despite what was said at a State Board of Higher Education meeting, Chairwoman Kathleen Neset released a statement Thursday to clarify the board will support the decision to suspend UND’s Music Therapy Program. Read more here…

KidLinks hosted its sixth annual “Symphony of Chefs” fine dining event on Monday, February 29th at the Hyatt Regency Dallas. Twenty noted local chefs, including Chef Dean Fearing, prepared a five-course dinner table-side to approximately 200 attendees. The dinner was accompanied by a special performance by the Dallas Electric String Quartet. Read more here…

Music therapy uses music to work with individuals or groups of people with dementia to enhance their quality of life. A person’s ability to engage in music often remains intact far into the advanced stages of dementia. This is because music stimulates the motor center of the brain, which responds directly to auditory rhythmic sounds. This does not require active cognitive processes to work well. Read more here…

The State Board of Higher Education will ask UND administration to reconsider the suspension of its music therapy program in light of budget cuts. UND students Jenna Tullius and Melea Hoeffner addressed the board at a meeting Tuesday and asked them to intervene with the suspension of the program while about 15 music students and supporters stood silently in the back of the room. Read more here…