University of Montana

Let me start by saying that my post about Mick Holien passing away is not a sad one. Mick loved his life, and he sure loved being the voice of the University of Montana Athletics.

Start school sooner, and get done with school sooner. That's what Montana State University is planning for the Fall semester in Bozeman, according to an announcement made just before the weekend kicked off.

If you want to take "a journey through winter calving" it looks like a cool new documentary will soon be unveiled at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival coming up on February 23rd at The Wilma in Missoula. Check out the trailer here.

He recently ran for the University of Montana men's cross-country team as Jonathan Eastwood. Now, June Eastwood is named Big Sky Conference "Female Athlete of the Week." June Eastwood is a transgender runner who got second place at a recent tournament in California before being named "Female Athlete of the Week."

UM's Anne Bailey: "It basically pairs up total strangers...who are on opposite sides of the political divide to have a 40-minute, sit-down conversation that’s NOT about politics or debating issues."

Where did the media get it wrong? How do the Kurds in Northern Syria differ from the Kurds elsewhere in the Middle East and Asia? And, what should we watch for next? Hear about all that and more in our full interview with Dr. Kia posted below.

Let's Run Blog: "Chromosomally, Eastwood is male as she is transgender and recently transitioned to female. When she races on Saturday, she will become the first known male-to-female (MTF) transgender runner to compete in a Division I NCAA cross country race."

An event to help veterans with post traumatic stress is coming up later this month in Billings. The University of Montana Neuro Injury Center event will take place at the Billings Clinic on March 23rd and will feature neuro doctors, university researchers, and veterans- including the Vice President of The Northern Cheyenne Tribe, who is also a Vietnam Veteran.

Q2 reports over 2,000 students received their diplomas in two separate commencement ceremonies at the University of Montana Adams Center this weekend. Among Saturday’s speakers was former UM graduate and Nike COO Eric Spunk. This year’s commencement was divided into a morning and an afternoon ceremony...

University of Montana officials have shared some information about recruitment at their flagship, saying enrollment has been a challenge. Vice president for enrollment Tom Crady explained how UM anticipates another overall drop this coming fall, given the size of its graduating class of over 2,600...

It's not our early retirement, so don't panic!  The University of Montana is once again raising the bar to get 45 more teachers to take early retirement.  Their enrollment continues to nose-dive. So why in the hell did they hire Royce Engstrom to teach when he was president of U...

An attorney for Montana's University System, Viv Hammill, has told the state Supreme Court that releasing records of a rape case will prevent other victims of sexual assault from coming forward. She's WRONG. It's just the opposite...