Montana Attorney General Tim Fox will serve as the keynote speaker at the University of Montana’s first-ever Fall Commencement Saturday, Dec. 15. The new event will take place at 9 a.m. in the University Center Ballroom. Fox is in his second term as attorney general of the State of Montana. He was first elected to the office in November 2012 and re-elected in November 2016. … [Read more...] about UM adds fall commencement ceremony; Montana AG Tim Fox to deliver address

The University of Montana’s Big Sky Poll asked respondents, “Can you tell me the name of the highest natural point in Montana?” Twenty-two percent of respondents answered correctly – Granite Peak. Located in the Beartooth Mountains in south-central Montana, Granite Peak stands at 12,799 feet tall. Table 1: Aggregate Responses Answer Percentage Granite … [Read more...] about Big Sky Poll: Most Montanans don’t know state’s highest point, or its flag’s motto

Members of the Mansfield family will visit the University of Montana to honor the legacy of the late Maureen and Mike Mansfield on Friday, Oct. 19. Hosted by UM’s Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center and the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, family members will share their memories of the senator and his wife before a new plaque is dedicated to the couple. The plaque, … [Read more...] about Family to honor legacy of Maureen and Mike Mansfield at UM Friday

The Max S. Baucus Institute has received an endowed gift of $1 million from the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation that enables 10 University of Montana students to intern in congressional and policy-related offices in Washington, D.C., every summer. Two other gifts to the Baucus Institute from Lee Freeman and Tony James also will provide start-up funding to grow the … [Read more...] about $1M gift to Baucus Institute funds 10 D.C. interns each summer from UM