Is Humboldt State University ready to become a STEM-heavy polytechnic? We’re discussing the financial boon and the housing burden if it happens. And if you’ve ever wondered how that half pipe out in the middle of Petrolia got there, we’ve got the tale of how the community pulled together to build it and keep it […]
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HSU Black History Month Featured Speakers: Leah Penniman, Ja’NetAdams
Black Liberation Month continues this week with more distinguished speakers presented by Humboldt State University’s African American Center for Academic Excellence. On Thursday, Feb. 11, Leah Penniman shares about her 20 years as a food sovereignty activist and her book Farming While Black during her talk Liberation on the Land from noon to 2 p.m. […]
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Black Liberation Month Speaker Series
Humboldt State University’s African American Center for Academic Excellence is hosting a virtual speakers series in honor of Black Liberation Month this February. All lectures take place via Zoom and are free. First up is Algorithms of Oppression with Safiya Noble on Thursday, Feb 4 at 5:30 p.m., followed by The Grey Area: Creating a […]
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Friends of the Arcata Marsh Lecture
Repeat after us: Rodenticides are bad, bad, bad. Not only do they kill the intended target (rats), but the poison is also often ingested by other wildlife (and pets) in the food chain. There are safe alternatives to your rat problem. Learn more at the Friends of the Arcata Marsh lecture Rat Poison Is Wildlife […]
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HSU Possibly Designated Third Calpoly University
Humboldt State University may become the state’s third polytechnic university (and the only one in Northern California) after the California State University system asked the school to undertake a self-study toward becoming a designated polytechnic university. Polytechnic institutions usually feature hands-on and career-focused programs, an emphasis in Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) studies, applied […]
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HSU President on Personal Leave Following Son’s Death
Humboldt State University informed the campus community this morning that President Tom Jackson Jr. “has stepped away from his presidential duties” temporarily but indefinitely following the Oct. 6 death of his 22-year-old son TJ Jackson in a car crash in South Dakota. Vice President of University Advancement Frank Whitlatch will serve as acting president through […]
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‘Their Success is our Success’
Football is returning to Humboldt State University’s Redwood Bowl but it’s not without controversy and will likely do little to appease Lumberjack fans who frantically fundraised and networked in an unsuccessful attempt to prevent the school from axing the sport two years ago. HSU announced Sept. 30 that it would be “partnering” with San Jose […]
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HSU to House Firefighters in Residence Halls
Humboldt State University will provide housing for firefighters in unused residence halls on campus this fire season. The university has partnered with the U.S. Forest Service to offer quarantine housing for those fighting fires in and surrounding Humboldt County. In the event that the fire crews test positive for COVID-19, HSU has set aside two […]
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HSU Lecturer’s Photo on NYT Magazine Cover
If you were clutching the pages of the New York Times Magazine‘s education issue this week or racking up screen time reading it online to learn about what’s going on in schools and homes amid the pandemic across the U.S., you might have seen some local photography. The deceptively soothing cover image of a child at […]
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HSU Campus Back Open Today
Humboldt State University is reopening today for on-campus classes after being closed for several days due to air quality concerns, according to a news release. “All face-to-face courses, outdoor activities, virtual instruction and operations will continue as scheduled,” the release states. According to AirNow’s Fire and Smoke Map, Arcata’s current air quality index is 45, or ‘good.’ The […]
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HSU’s Humboldt Bay Seaweed Farm (VIDEO)
Humboldt State University is overseeing California’s first commercial open-water seaweed farm in Humboldt Bay. “Seaweed farming is an industry that is about 500 years old,” said farm co-designer, HSU Fisheries Biology Associate Professor Rafael Cuevas Uribe. “But this is going to be the first time here in California that somebody’s doing red seaweed at commercial […]
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HSU to Continue Virtual Instruction for Spring Semester
Just like this year’s Fall semester, all California State Universities will continue virtual instruction into the Spring 2021 semester, including Humboldt State University. HSU’s plan for Spring will include very limited face-to-face instruction in some of the university’s hands-on activities, labs, and field-based experiences. In-person classes are being determined within Academic Affairs and in consultation with […]