Tony Webster
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
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
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
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
A nonprofit organization is now collecting donations to support Haskell Indian Nations University following federally ordered staff and faculty cuts.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
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
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
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
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.
A “Haskell Update and Community Response” meeting is coming up Friday at a Lawrence church.
