The Humboldt Area Foundation helped raise more than $20,000 to provide emergency financial support to Humboldt State University’s California Dream Act students amid the COVID-19 crisis. Throughout June, all donations in support of HSU Dreamers were doubled with a matching grant of $10,000 from HAF’s COVID-19 Regional Response Fund. For more information, see the full […]
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Humboldt State’s Robotics Camp Returns This July
Humboldt State University announced that its popular summer Robotics Camp will return this July. A press release from HSU News & Information stated the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) – oriented camp for students entering eighth and ninth grades will be held virtually this year, using videoconferencing. The camp runs July 20-24 and July 27-30 during the afternoon. […]
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HSU to Have Limited Face-to-Face Instruction; Lays Out Its Reopening Plan
Humboldt State University has been approved to offer limited face-to-face courses this fall. “Learning by doing is a key element of Humboldt State University’s educational approach, and we’re grateful to the CSU for allowing us to move forward with those courses that really need to be taught face-to-face,” HSU President Tom Jackson said in the […]
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HSU Offering ‘Early Exit Program’ for Employees to Match Projected Enrollment Declines and Minimize Layoffs
Humboldt State University is offering an Early Exit Program for its employees as an effort to reduce the size of its campus workforce and balance the budget to match projected enrollment declines and minimize layoffs. According to the release, the program offers a payment of six months’ salary of up to $70,000 for employees. Employees […]
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HSU’s Small Business Development Center Receives $7 Million to Expand Services
Humboldt State University’s Small Business Development Center received $7 million in federal emergency funding to expand services by hiring additional part-time and full-time staff members to handle the higher volume of calls and new clients, expanding the Finance Center, and launching an outreach campaign for business communities for which English is a second language. Read the […]
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March Calls for HSU to Acknowledge Racism on Campus, LoCO Reports
Lost Coast Outpost reports that hundreds gathered in Arcata on Wednesday for a march to call on Humboldt State University to acknowledge systemic racism and oppression at the campus and establish a zero tolerance policy on hate speech. Read the full story here.
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HSU’s College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Presents its Summer Lecture Series
Faculty from Humboldt State University are hosting free lectures and workshops this summer, kicking things off Monday, June 8 with “What Good is a Land acknowledgement? Humboldt County, Native American History, and Decolonized Futures,” presented by Cutcha Risling Baldy, Department of Native American Studies, and wrapping up Tuesday, July 21 with “Magical Realism & Contemporary Trends […]
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Student Activists Lead Peaceful Protest in Garberville
Around 100 people gathered in Garberville at noon today to show support for the Black Lives Matter movement. The protest was organized by students at South Fork High School and featured speakers from the local community and Humboldt State University. Lily Loomis, 17, was one of the student organizers. Loomis recently graduated South Fork and […]
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Birth Announcement: It’s an HSU Geography Magazine!
Around 10 a.m. today, Humboldt State University’s Department of Geography, Environment and Spatial Analysis (GESA) gave birth to a healthy, brand new magazine. Dubbed Humboldt Geographic, the online journal is the culmination of 20 undergraduate students’s efforts in a 2019 fall semester course taught by professors Matthew Derrick and Nick Perdue. Reached while making final […]
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Humboldt Area Foundation Pledges $10,000 in Matching Funds to Support HSU Dreamers
Humboldt Area Foundation will be matching all donations made to the Humboldt State University Dream Act students through June 30 with the help of the COVID-19 Regional Response Fund. “No barrier should derail the ability for a young adult to pursue their greatest potential and fulfill the dream of a university education. These students have […]
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‘Standing Together in Solidarity’; HSU Issues Statement Regarding George Floyd, Black Lives Matter Protests
Humboldt State University’s administration has issued a statement in response to the Justice for George Floyd and Black Lives Matter protests in Eureka and around the U.S. “We stand with you in solidarity and we struggle to find the words to express the sadness we feel at the senseless death of another unarmed Black citizen […]
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HSU Appoints Christina Lofthouse as Interim Chief of Police
Humboldt State University has appointed Christina Lofthouse, a veteran law enforcement officer with two decades of experience at universities. “I consider it an honor and a privilege to lead the Humboldt State Police Department and am excited to assist in meeting the unique challenges we face right now. Our goal at HSUPD is to police […]