HINU delays dual enrollment program following faculty critiscm
April 7 — Following shared governance criticism by its Faculty, Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU) is now delaying a Dual Enrollment Program that would provide Native American high school students with opportunities to gain college credit. The university deleted the original social media posts that announced the program and said,Continue Reading
HINU announces 1k in technology aid
A previously undetermined Technology Grant amount has now been announced as $1,000 per student for the spring semester. The student aid grant comes from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) announced earlier in the semester. Distribution of the grant will begin April 5, with many students alreadyContinue Reading
Faculty senate votes ‘no confidence’ in university President Ronald Graham
April 2 — Haskell Faculty Senate unanimously presents Resolution No. 2021-01 to Tony Dearman, Director of the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), stating, “Support for a vote of no confidence in the leadership, commitment to shared governance, a collegial culture of academic integrity, and transparent communication of Dr. Ronald Graham,Continue Reading
Althea Eaton Passes Amid Year of Staff Losses
Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU) Mail Clerk Althea “Bea” Dawn Tapahonso Eaton, self-described as the university Postmistress, passed at the age of 50 on March 26. Althea’s family will be holding a viewing in Lawrence on March 30 and she will be laid to rest on April 2 in Fruitland,Continue Reading
Fall Graduation Missing from Academic Calendar
March 28 — Convocation, homecoming, and graduation, among other college hallmark events, are missing from the Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU) academic calendar for the 2021 fall semester. The university released the academic calendar exactly one week after an announcement that they would have in-person classes in the fall. DespiteContinue Reading
Indigenous Voices at #NASPA21
March 22 — Keynote Speaker Daniel Wildcat, a professor of Indigenous and American Indian studies at Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU), opened up his address with a land acknowledgment, a theme brought by Indigenous presenters to the 2021 National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Virtual Conference. Wildcat, a YuchiContinue Reading
Haskell to Invite Students Back for Fall Semester
Mar. 21, 2021 — An announcement from the Office of the Registrar said that Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU) will be offering “face-to-face lectures (in classrooms), hybrid (class and online), and online classes” for the fall semester. Meanwhile, summer courses will only be offered online. The announcement comes just oneContinue Reading
Haskell Students Invited to Explore KU Graduate Program
March 18 — “We don’t want you to survive; we want you to thrive. That’s really what we are here about,” said Brandy Ernzen, Program Coordinator for the Indigenous Studies Program (ISP) at the University of Kansas (KU). Together, Ernzen and ISP Director Joseph Brewer II, PhD, held a presentationContinue Reading
Mental Health and the Pandemic Student
Co-written by Brycen Miller, Madison Red Dog, and Rodney Williamson College students are experiencing a toll on their mental health due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the move to online learning, according to the article “Online Learning Is Impacting Students’ Mental Health” published by YR Media, a national network ofContinue Reading
A Legacy 124 Years Old
Mar. 6, 1897 (Lawrence) — “The Leader makes its first appearance in public modestly, even shyly. But having a mission to perform gives even youthful and modest persons courage. The chief mission of the Leader is to carry greetings from Haskell Institute to former pupils who have returned to theirContinue Reading