Education

Drier Weather Ahead After Deluge Drenches Arcata

by Kimberly Wear on September 19, 2019 at 11:34AM

Yesterday evening, shortly after 5:00 pm, the campus was hit with a deluge of water spanning approximately 45 minutes. The volume of water experienced in this short time period impacted several of our buildings.

Parking Lots Stay Off-limits Overnight for Homeless Community College Students

by CALmatter, Felicia Mello on September 9, 2019 at 1:51PM

The Community College League of California argued lawmakers should focus on longer-term solutions such as expanding financial aid, and that the bill would institutionalize disparities between community colleges and better-funded four-year universities. “By only including community colleges, AB 302 sends the message that parking lots are good enough for community college students,” the League wrote in a message to legislators.

Charter Schools, Unions Call a Truce in an Epic Battle as Newsom Brokers a Deal

by Ricardo Cano, CALmatters on August 29, 2019 at 8:59AM

But Newsom, who won office amid heavy opposition from deep-pocketed charter supporters, signified soon after he took office in January that he planned to play an active role in mediating California’s charter school debate. One of the first bills Newsom signed this year, Senate Bill 126, requires charters to adhere to the same public-records and open-meeting laws as traditional district schools — a proposal that had passed previously but was vetoed by Gov. Jerry Brown.

HSU to Offer Immigration Legal Services to Staff, Employees

by Thadeus Greenson on August 28, 2019 at 2:01PM

Humboldt State University announced today that it is included in a California State University systemwide plan that will provide immigration legal services to its employees and the estimated 100 undocumented students currently enrolled at HSU. “I am delighted that we will be able to increase the availability of immigration legal services to the California State University community,” writes CSU Chancellor Timothy P. White in a press release.

Former Trinity Hospital to Become HSU's Children's Center

by Kimberly Wear on August 28, 2019 at 1:12PM

Started in 1971, the Children’s Center provides subsidized childcare, a service the Humboldt State Child Care Needs Assessment report by the California Center for Rural Policy found “should be considered as part of the basic needs of students, faculty and staff.” The assessment compiled this year states that HSU “contributed $237,516 toward the Children’s Center’s operations in 2018,” which paid about 70 percent of the four-person staff’s salaries.

Gist Hall Re-Opens After Asbestos Shutdown

by Iridian Casarez on August 14, 2019 at 1:12PM

After a presence of disturbed asbestos found in a “space used to help circulate air” closed down Gist Hall in May, Humboldt State University has announced the building reopened this week. Right before the spring semester ended, HSU closed down the building to test for traces of asbestos.

HSU Enters Interim Agreement to Farm Out KHSU Management

by Thadeus Greenson on August 9, 2019 at 9:25AM

Humboldt State University has entered into an interim agreement with Capital Public Radio in Sacramento to provide “programming assistance” to KHSU-FM, which was controversially gutted by the university back in April. “The agreement allows KHSU to continue airing national and state programming as the university considers various approaches KHSU’s future,” states a university press release.

Late HSU Professor Honored for LGBTQ Work

by Iridian Casarez on July 12, 2019 at 12:28PM

While teaching education courses at HSU, Rofes was also an activist and influenced the development of the multicultural queer studies minor, which then became a part of the Department of Critical Race and Gender Studies (CRGS). The school’s Multicultural Queer Resource Center was also named after Rofes and works to “shift public opinion of the queer community on campus and in the local area from tolerance to acceptance.”

KHSU Hit by Cyber Attack

by Thadeus Greenson on July 10, 2019 at 12:29PM

Media Advisory Update: KHSU Targeted in Ransomware Attack   KHSU’s recent computer problems are the result of a ransomware attack. The incident disabled most of the station’s programming systems and all storage servers, which didn’t house sensitive information.

HSU Professor's Book Nabs Prestigious International Award

by Thadeus Greenson on June 30, 2019 at 11:47AM

We are Dancing for You: Native Feminisms and the Revitalization of Women’s Coming-of-age Ceremonies was named the Best First Book in Native American and Indigenous Studies on Friday night at the conference, which draws more than 1,000 scholars working in the fields of Native American and Indigenous studies throughout the world. If Risling Baldy’s book sounds familiar, it should.

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