On Wednesday, June 25, 2025, Haskell held a movie night that students and some of the community attended. In front of the stadium arch, there was an inflatable screen where the audience were treated to the recent blockbuster Sinners. The Ryan Coogler original horror film follows two brothers who startContinue Reading
During Spring Break of 2025, TRiO interns from Haskell Indian Nations University had the unique opportunity to step into the world of policy and advocacy at the annual Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) Policy Seminar in Washington, D.C. This event is one of the most important gatherings for TRiOContinue Reading
This spring marked an exciting milestone for Haskell Indian Nations University as students and staff attended the MANRRS Conference for the very first time. MANRRS, short for Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences, is a national organization with both collegiate and pre-collegiate chapters across the country. The nationalContinue Reading
“Han mitákuyepi, anpétu kin lé mičhánte etan wówaglake. nahan napé čhiyúza pe. Wasicu čhažé kin Angelina Giago emáčiyapi na Oglála thíthunwan na Húnkpati henáos hémačha kšto. Makhóšiča kin Oglála oyánke el hemátanhan, lehanl Lawrence KS el wati.” Angelina Giago, a proud Oglala Lakota and Hunkpati Dakota student, has been namedContinue Reading
“Okii, Nintankoo Naatoyioopainii. Nistoo Amskapkii Pikunii, Niitoom’tootoo Siksikaitsitapii.” Rickson Bull Calf, a proud member of the Blackfeet Nation, has been named Haskell Brave 2025-2026. Representing the Amskapii Pikunii people, Bull Calf enters the role with a quiet strength, grounded in cultural values, life experience, and a sincere desire to supportContinue Reading
The Bridges program, partially funded through the University of Kansas’s Office for Advancing Success in Science, was created to help college students at Haskell Indian Nations University get ready for careers in science, especially those seeking advanced degrees in science and entering bioscience research fields. The program gave students fromContinue Reading
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Miss Haskell 2024-2025 is set to host Matriarchs Rising Week in collaboration with Angelina Giago (Junior). The weeklong series of events is focused on women’s empowerment, cultural revitalization, and community building. Organized by Miss Haskell Kansas Clifford Braveboy and Angelina Giago, the initiative runs from April 7-13,Continue Reading
Water is life. This simple but profound truth is something Indigenous communities have always known. However, for many families across the Navajo Nation, clean and accessible water is not a daily reality. It is a crisis that has persisted for generations. The historical legacy of uranium mining, combined with aContinue Reading
February 14, 2025 – Lawrence, Kansas— Today, Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU) experienced significant layoffs, approximately 20-30% of the university’s staff members, as part of a broader implementation of President Donald Trump’s executive order reinstating Schedule F for federal employees. The executive order, which reclassifies certain positions in the federalContinue Reading
“Visitors shouldn’t feel confronted; they should feel welcomed,” said a spokesperson for Colleen Shogan of the National Archives when asked about being accused of censoring the exhibit. Accountability in America seems to be a topic that is deemed confrontational, yet for most people of color, it is our history.Continue Reading