Education

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.

A Single Quake Hit Saturday Night

by Kimberly Wear on June 24, 2019 at 12:56PM

The region where the quakes occurred is one of the most seismically active in the continental United States, including the April 25, 1992, earthquake — a magnitude-7.2 that shook the ground with a force never before recorded in California and laid the groundwork for the creation of the National Tsunami Mitigation Hazard Program. Meanwhile, the ground shaker on Saturday was strong enough that Caltrans reported via Facebbook that maintenance crews went “to inspect bridge structures in the Rio Dell and Fortuna areas to ensure there was no damage, and none was found.”

Does California State University have a $1.5 billion slush fund?

by Felicia Mello, CALmatters on June 21, 2019 at 11:42AM

A report released by California’s state auditor this week looked like a bombshell: California State University has been sitting on a $1.5 billion budget surplus, it found, failing to fully disclose the existence of the money to legislators and students even as it raised tuition and lobbied for more state funding. That includes $62.4 million at Humboldt State University.

Fortuna Man Arrested After Threatening Church Group, Referencing Mass Killings

by Thadeus Greenson on June 15, 2019 at 9:39AM

MEDIA ADVISORY Campus Safety Bulletin: Suspicious Individual  The University Police Department is advising the Humboldt State University community to be on the alert for an individual alleged to have sent threats to campus visitors.  Sean Allman (pdf of police flier), 18, who is not an HSU student and resides with family in Fortuna, has made specific threats of violence to a group scheduled to visit campus.  Allman was arrested early in the morning of June 15. Criminal charges are being evaluated, and possible threat to the campus only exists if he is released.

Test Shows 'Some Asbestos' in Material Found in Gist Hall

by Kimberly Wear on May 31, 2019 at 3:25PM

Tests confirm that the material presumed to be disturbed asbestos found in Gist Hall earlier this month does indeed contain some asbestos. Similar loose material — recently found in various areas of the building—will be tested for asbestos, as well.

The Otters are Coming! The Otters are Coming!

by Iridian Casarez on May 29, 2019 at 10:53AM

A shipment of 100 otter sculptures is heading toward the North Coast, according to Jeff Black, who created the North Coast Otter Public Arts Initiative. All the way from Jolly Roger Sculptures in the Philippines, the arrival of the 3-foot-tall sculptures standing ready for an artist's touch will kick off a public art initiative scheduled for next summer.

HSU Welcomes New President Tom Jackson Jr.

by Iridian Casarez on May 22, 2019 at 4:56PM

When the Journal asked about his plans for HSU, Jackson reiterated that his most important concern is its students. “This is a wonderful place and I’m the eighth person with the keys to keep that going,” he said.

CSU Announces Hiring of HSU's First African-American President

by Thadeus Greenson on May 22, 2019 at 9:41AM

Tom Jackson, Jr. Appointed President of Humboldt State University The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees has appointed Tom Jackson, Jr., Ed.D., to serve as president of Humboldt State University (HSU).

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