Paul Mann Mad River Union EUREKA – Eureka attorney Peter E. Martin expects final details to be wrapped up in about two weeks in a $105,000 settlement between the California State University Board of Trustees and a fired Native American science educator at Humboldt State University who alleged she was wrongfully terminated and discriminated against.…
Bolman claims discrimination, files suit against HSU
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union HUMBOLDT – The case of Jacquelyn Bolman vs. Humboldt State still reverberates through the university’s politics and culture, and as of May 7, it has entered the legal arena. Bolman has filed suit against the California State University Board of Trustees, HSU president Lisa Rossbacher, Interim Provost Jenny Zorn,…
HSU denies report on Bolman firing, others confirm it
Paul Mann Mad River Union HSU – Faculty and Native American students have refuted an administration official’s denial of a Mad River Union report that Humboldt State University fired a Native American educator, Jacquelyn Bolman, for criticizing the school’s handling of under-represented student programs. Faculty and student insiders are adamant that campus officials sacked Bolman…
Bolman fired after criticism of HSU
Editor’s note: Headline on article has been changed to reflect uncertainty over the exact cause of Bolman’s firing. Edits shown in story below. Paul Mann Mad River Union HUMBOLDT STATE – Native American science educator Jacquelyn Bolman was fired last fall by Humboldt State University President Lisa Rossbacher for after allegedly discrediting one of the…
Native Americans reflect on HSU’s troubled past
Paul Mann Mad River Union HSU – For intimate reasons of history and geography, Humboldt State University ought to be in the vanguard of Native American studies, a beacon to American Indian students across the country, say campus advocates. Instead, they rue, for want of an activist administration and a single-minded institutional commitment, Humboldt State’s…
Bolman fired for criticism
Paul Mann Mad River Union HUMBOLDT STATE – Native American science educator Jacquelyn Bolman was fired last fall by Humboldt State University President Lisa Rossbacher for allegedly discrediting one of the university’s minority support programs. HSU officials considered Bolman’s criticism a serious threat to the university’s future grant funding and hastened to expel her. Internal…
HSU protesters to host Indian and study forums
Paul Mann Mad River Union HSU – Native American students occupying Humboldt State University’s Native Forum to champion human rights will host an Open Mic Sat. Jan. 24, to reach out to campus clubs and groups whose members have voiced solidarity with the protesters. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. and the open mic…
HSU statement on Native Forum occupation
Previously: Native American students order occupation of Native Forum Humboldt State A sit-in by students and other individuals in the Native American Forum is disrupting classes during the first day of Spring Semester at Humboldt State University. The university is reaching out to those who are protesting to discuss their concerns and urge them to…