laurie nichols

Nichols is now interim president of Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota.

Higher ed board members say Armacost supports shared governance, academic freedom, inclusion, student growth, and applied learning and research.

The search committee interviewed six candidates in the past two weeks.

Now that Nichols is a party to the court case, she has until Dec. 10 to file a brief.

Neil Theobald is serving as the school's interim president.

No reason was given for the March decision, and university trustees have declined to answer questions about it.

Goetz sent an email to Judge Tori Kricken on Wednesday saying she must intervene to protect Nichols' privacy.

University officials say they did not violate the law.

Former board chairman John MacPherson will head the committee.

The filing in Albany County District Court says the school is under no obligation to release documents because Nichols was not fired.