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Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Haskell’s spring Welcome Back Powwow draws hundreds
The Haskell Welcome Back Powwow drew hundreds of community members to the Coffin Sports Complex Saturday.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Haskell’s spring Welcome Back Powwow draws hundreds
The Haskell Welcome Back Powwow drew hundreds of community members to the Coffin Sports Complex Saturday.
MORE HASKELL NEWS
Art auction to benefit Haskell cultural preservation; artists welcome to donate
Proceeds from a Lawrence art auction will support cultural programs at Haskell Indian Nations University following federal cuts to university employees.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Haskell bracing for ‘another hit’ as feds call for reduction-in-force plans
Haskell was able to take a step forward, rehiring several employees who were fired without cause under federal orders, but it could face two steps back with Trump administration demands for reduction-in-force plans.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Haskell faculty, many employees who were fired in federal budget cuts reinstated
Haskell Indian Nations University faculty members and many employees who were terminated in baseless federal job cuts have been reinstated.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Save the date: Haskell planning Spring Resilience Powwow
After Haskell Indian Nations University’s spring powwow was postponed amid forced, baseless employee terminations, the university is now planning a Spring Resilience Powwow.
Tony Webster
Tribal nations, students sue feds over job cuts at Haskell and SIPI
A group of tribal nations and students have filed a lawsuit against federal government officials over the baseless terminations of nearly five dozen people serving Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute last month.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Fired Haskell instructors to return on contracts next week
Some of the nearly three dozen Haskell Indian Nations University employees who were terminated without cause due to sweeping federal budget cuts will be returning next week as adjunct professors.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Haskell students, supporters protest firings, demand government keep its ‘Hands off Haskell’
Holdings signs that read “My education is not your budget cut” and “Culture erasure is not progress,” about three dozen people marched Friday morning down Massachusetts Street to South Park in protest of recent firings at Haskell.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Haskell community divided over federal legislation that would shift oversight of university
The firing of three dozen Haskell employees last week following Trump administration orders is putting a new focus on attempts to shift control of the university to its Board of Regents. But some students worry that could alter the qualities that make Haskell unique.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Haskell Foundation now accepting donations to help support fired employees, fill some roles on campus
A nonprofit organization is now collecting donations to support Haskell Indian Nations University following federally ordered staff and faculty cuts.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Speaker shares message of kindness and hope at Haskell’s National TRIO Day celebration
Dozens of students and community members gathered Friday at Haskell for a National TRIO Day celebration. Speaker Ferial Pearson shared how a “Secret Kindness Agents” project changed her students’ lives and grew into a global movement.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence community rallies for Haskell despite barriers to providing direct aid
More than 200 people packed a Lawrence church Friday evening in hopes of helping those who lost their jobs at Haskell Indian Nations University.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Haskell staff, students coping with unknowns following layoffs
Much confusion remains for the Haskell community after roughly three dozen employees were laid off last week, but students and staff intend to push back.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Haskell board asks feds to reverse cuts to workforce, fulfill treaty obligations
The Haskell Board of Regents is calling on the federal government to fulfill its legal obligations to Tribal nations and reverse the cuts to staffing.
Haskell faculty member, students to share updates at meeting at Lawrence church
A “Haskell Update and Community Response” meeting is coming up Friday at a Lawrence church.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Haskell Indian Nations University lays off dozens of employees after federal orders
Numerous employees of Haskell Indian Nations University lost their jobs Friday as part of sweeping nationwide cuts ordered by President Donald Trump’s administration.
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