University leaders also reorganized parts of the university and eliminated other positions. The following year, the university changed its academic policies to increase class sizes and require faculty to teach more students. In response, all seven faculty members in the university's nursing program resigned, protesting that the new policies are unworkable in their program. The university was already under scrutiny by the program's accreditor, the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, and the state's board of nursing did not approve president Eaton's plan for hiring new faculty. He subsequently announced his plans to resign and Dickinson's nursing program partnered with Mayville State University to continue Dickinson's nursing program.
== Academics ==
Dickinson State offers bachelor's degrees in more than 75 fields of study through 10 academic departments. The university also offers certificates and associate degrees. However, it specializes in business management, teacher education, and nursing. …
