Native American and Alaska Native communities nationwide have disproportionally been impacted by COVID-19 according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In Douglas County, the Native community is experiencing COVID-19 case rates 24% higher than the lawrence community’s total average according to data by Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health.Continue Reading
Congratulations HINU Summer Graduate Class of 2020! 2-Year Degrees Associate of Arts, Liberal Arts Natalya Smiley B. McMillian Associate of Arts, Social Work Nicole Charley Associate of Science, Recreation and Fitness Management Terris Trey Fields 4-Year Degrees Bachelor of Arts, Indigenous and American Indian Studies Hailee Vera Birdtail, Cum LaudeContinue Reading
The University of Kansas Center of Research, Inc. (KUCR) is undergoing a 6-month resolution period after the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Inspector General (OIG) delivered a final audit report questioning $1,550,054 in direct and indirect costs claimed by KUCR on their Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)Continue Reading
Jan. 6, 2021 — Demolition began as part of President Ronald Graham’s promise to create a new “Student One Stop Shop”. Haskell Indian Nations University’s East and West Portable Buildings were demolished to make way for three new additions. Mona Franklin, Public Information Officer, said the old buildings were beingContinue Reading
Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU) President Ronald Graham and the university’s Student Activities department held a ceremony to honor veterans. “We will start this ceremony as a tradition on a larger scale at Haskell,” said Graham when he announced the event. Over 40 staff, veterans, and community members were inContinue Reading
The Haskell Campus Shop plans on opening an online version of their store in the near future. “My intern and I have been working on getting an online store going this summer. We’re getting very close to having it up and ready to go,” stated Lonnie Stroud. Lonnie is aContinue Reading
It might have been decades ago since the Environmental Science Department has last seen significant changes to the classroom settings, laboratories, and field storage areas. Here on the Haskell Indian Nations University (HIINU) campus, the four-year degree Environmental Science program is getting a make-over. Sequoyah Hall has encountered some renovationsContinue Reading
Thursday June 4th at 4:15 — Manny King, Guidance Counselor, confirmed with Indian Leader that leaked intel from Haskell Indian Nations University employees does not reflect policies for student storage. Wednesday June 3rd Indian Leader posted an article based on reports from a Residential Assistant and quotes from Margaret Alexander,Continue Reading
Tragedy swept through the Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU) community on May 9th as individuals woke up to news that a tipi erected to honor HINU spring 2020 graduates burned down earlier that morning. HINU security had contacted the Douglas County Emergency Communications Center at 4:35 am and the Lawrence-DouglasContinue Reading
April 20 — Elections were held for the 2020-2021 Student Government Association (SGA) executive board through google forms. The results were announced later that day. Congratulations to the new Haskell Indian Nations University SGA executive board! President, Ahnawake Toyekoyah Executive Vice President, William Wilkinson Chief of Staff, Jakoby Stump ViceContinue Reading