North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman announced this morning that he “feels the Bern,” but is endorsing Hillary Clinton in her bid to become the country’s next president because he feels she has a better chance to beat the “terrible GOP candidates” and trigger a Democratic wave that wins back both the House and the Senate. […]
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UPDATED: CR Prez to Retire
After two years leading College of the Redwoods, President Kathryn Smith announced in an email to staff Friday that she’ll be retiring at the conclusion of her contract, which runs through the conclusion of this school year, expiring June 30, 2015. Smith confirmed the news to the Journal via email this morning, and said the […]
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Lisa Rossbacher’s First Day on Campus
It was beautifully gray-skied today up at Humboldt State University — just the weather the institution’s new president, Lisa Rossbacher, had been promised she could (happily) expect here in her new home county. After a surprise blast of welcoming horns from the Marching Lumberjacks, Rossbacher hiked around campus on her first official day, meeting staff […]
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HSU Has a New President
After a months-long search, Humboldt State University has a new president to replace outgoing Rollin Richmond, who is retiring. Lisa A. Rossbacher, a geologist and geology professor who is currently president of Southern Polytechnic State University in Marietta, Ga., will be HSU’s first female president. Heck, it only took a hundred years! Here’s the news release from the university: […]