Campus News

Join Cal Poly Humboldt in celebrating the 2023 McCrone Promising Faculty Scholars and Graduate Award on Tuesday, Nov. 14, from 4-6 p.m. at the Plaza View Room in Arcata. The reception will feature each McCrone Awardee giving a TED Talk-style presentation about their research interests.

The Press at Cal Poly Humboldt has released The Gray Bird Sings: The Extraordinary Life of Betty Kwan Chinn, an uplifting biography about the local hero and philanthropist.

Cal Poly Humboldt has placed third on the Top 10 Zero Waste Campuses of 2023, receiving a Zero Waste Certification through the Post-Landfill Action Network’s (PLAN) Atlas Zero Waste program. The campus is now developing a zero-waste action plan to reduce its solid waste generation further.

Cal Poly Humboldt’s Veterans Enrollment & Transition Services (VETS) program serves hundreds of students each semester, fostering engagement, leadership, and connection between peers and the larger community.

Cal Poly Humboldt faculty, staff, and students were awarded a record-breaking $67.6 million new grant funding secured by the University’s Sponsored Programs Foundation last year.

The Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation will present the premiere screening of the feature documentary film 'A'-t'i Xwee-ghayt-nish: Still, We Live On, in partnership with Cal Poly Humboldt, on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. Cal Poly Humboldt Native American Forum (BSS 162).

Cal Poly Humboldt students, employees, and community members had access to free in-person immigration legal services and presentations, provided by The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA).

Cal Poly Humboldt has again been named among the most environmentally responsible colleges by The Princeton Review.

While universities across the nation look at California’s higher education system for insight on increasing diversity after the recent affirmative action decision, Cal Poly Humboldt and nonprofit Improve Your Tomorrow (IYT) have put an innovative twist on a tested tool the University of California (UC) system has long used: Guaranteed Admissions.

Cal Poly Humboldt’s annual Campus & Community Dialogue on Race (CDOR) is celebrating its 25th anniversary from Oct. 23 through Oct. 27. This year’s theme is (Re)Defining Difference, Honoring Collective Resistance.

For the second straight fall, student enrollment at Cal Poly Humboldt increased–an outcome that is the direct result of significant hard work.

Be sure to bring the Green and Gold spirit for a weekend to remember for Humboldt’s Lumberjack Weekend, formerly Homecoming & Family Weekend, which will be jam-packed with events over several days beginning Thursday, Oct. 19, through Sunday, Oct. 22.

A collective groan fills the room as time is called and people haven’t been to the DMV, gone to work, or visited their parole officer yet.

Nearly 500 prospective students and their families will have a chance to experience Cal Poly Humboldt in and outside of the classroom during the University’s annual Fall Preview on Saturday Oct. 14.

In 2017, Cal Poly Humboldt and the City of Arcata formed equity arcata, a unique coalition that works to create a more welcoming community and address concerns of students of color.

Cal Poly Humboldt has recently begun the process to rename Academic Probation to Academic Notice, which intends to help struggling students by avoiding negative connotations with a punitive name.

Cal Poly Humboldt is ranked as the 15th top public school in the west, and is 32nd out of 120 public and private schools in the region, according to the 2023-2024 Best Colleges annual ranking by U.S. News & World Report.

After a series of traumatic events in Andres Felix Romero’s childhood and into adulthood, including the death of loved ones, he’s realized that goodness and hope can sprout from pain and suffering.

Cal Poly Humboldt is one of the 79 best colleges in the West according to The Princeton Review. The education services company lists Humboldt in the Best in the West section of its “2024 Best Colleges: Region by Region.”

An accomplished scholar and Cal Poly Humboldt's longest-serving president, Dr. Alistair McCrone passed away in Lynnwood, Washington on Aug. 17 at the age of 91.

We are sad to share news of the loss of President Emeritus Alistair McCrone. Dr. McCrone passed away in Lynnwood, Washington on August 17 at the age of 91. He leaves behind his wife Judith, of 65 years, and two sons Bruce and Craig and their families.

Cal Poly Humboldt recently announced new appointments to the University: Mark A. Johnson, chief of staff; Sarah Long, University controller; and Nick Pettit, executive director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreational Sports for the Lumberjacks.

Approximately 1,200 new Humboldt students are expected to move into University housing during move-in week, which began on Saturday, Aug. 12.

Mark A. Johnson has been appointed Chief of Staff in the President’s Office at Cal Poly Humboldt. He was selected after a national search, and will begin his tenure on August 21.

Cal Poly Humboldt ranks among the best colleges in the nation, according to Money magazine.