? You can read more about CR art prof Garth Johnson in next week’s Art Beat , but for now, drop everything and hustle to College of the Redwoods to hear this smart, funny and accomplished man breeze through the history of creative reuse. After the historical part – and, please note, our era is […]
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CR May Owe You $$$
subject. Remember that story you read in the Journal in August titled, “Fee-For-All”? In it Ryan Burns detailed how, “For six years, CR illegally heisted hundreds of Hamiltons from students.” It seems the College of the Redwoods was charging students for tests the state had already paid for. Today we received a press release that […]
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Furloughed? Learn eBay!
Furloughed? Learn eBay!: Humboldt State sponsors a lecture series for furloughed employees. Make up those lost dollars through needlework, or by selling crap on eBay! (h/t
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HSU Natural History Museum to close
HSU today issued the following press release announcing the upcoming “permanent” closure if its Natural History Museum at G and 13th streets in Arcata “due to this year’s severe and unprecedented state budget cuts”: Humboldt State University will be forced to close its Natural History Museum permanently by the end of August. The closure is […]
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CR in trouble again
This just in from College of the Redwoods CR Receives “Warning” from Accrediting Commission – College Stays Fully Accredited While Addressing Concerns On June 30, the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) notified College of the Redwoods (CR) that the Commission has returned CR to warning status. The ACCJC emphasized that […]
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Richmond on HSU Campus Fiscal Emergency
week.Richmond on HSU Campus Fiscal Emergency: The campus is potentially looking at $12-$16 million in budget cuts, so HSU President Rollin C. Richmond is taking action: No new equipment (almost), only essential travel for profs and profs-to-be (and recruitment), because they actually have to reduce enrollment, summer school will be treated as Extended Ed (but […]
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Northcoast Prep: #30 in America
Northcoast Prep: #30 in America: Wow! Newsweek ranks Arcata’s Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy as the third-best public high school in California and 30th-best in the nation! Congrats, Northcoast Prep! Congrats, also, to Arcata High, which comes in at #1,154 and is thus in the top six percent of high schools in the country, […]
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CSU: In The Turlet
CSU: In The Turlet: This Wall Street Journal article on the California State University system’s dismal financial state was the subject of a moments-ago e-mail blast from HSU President Rollin Richmond. He notes: “Obviously, this isn’t the kind of attention we hope to get from the national media. But when the Wall Street Journal runs […]
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HSU: Somewhat Less White Than Before
package.HSU: Somewhat Less White Than Before: Sonoma State University Peter Phillips has compared his school’s diversity to other CSU and UC campuses, and has found the HSU now beats both Sonoma and Chico on that front. Humboldt State was 83 percent Caucasian in 1994; now it’s 73 percent. Get the full study here (.doc)
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HSU: Top Surfing School
Tibet.HSU: Top Surfing School: Congrats to HSU, the #9 surfing school in the nation! Hurts to be beaten out of number 8 by the University of Rhode Island (?), but never mind that.
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Tackling Teen Crashes
Saturday.Tackling Teen Crashes: Congrats to Eureka High, one of 10 schools nationwide honored for developing a standout safe-driving campaign aimed at teenagers. The students behind the campaign get $5,000 to travel to a conference on the subject next
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The Pope and the Professor
As long as we’ve got you reading the College of the Redwood’s Board of Directors’ agenda for Feb. 3, you may have noticed in the documents packet (p. 42) that CR prof Dr. Jon Pedicino is asking for a little out-of-country travel cash ($1,800) so he can go to the Pope’s summer digs at Castel […]