New commissioner visits

Havre Daily News/Zach White

New Commissioner of Higher Education Clayton Christian, left, shakes hands with Montana State University-Northern professor Fred Smiley after a public forum Tuesday evening in Hensler Auditorium.

Montana's got a new commissioner of higher education, but before he gets to work he wants to know what Montana wants that work to be.

Clayton Christian started as the new commissioner on Jan. 1, though he is sharing duties with outgoing Commissioner Sheila Stearns through the end of next month. Less than a month in, he has started touring all of the campuses in...