Hearst Foundations Gives $100,000 to Help Humboldt State University Students Stay on Track to Graduate.
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The grant, awarded to Humboldt State University in June 2019, focused on health care access, emergency housing, scholarships for low-income and underserved students, and the expansion of affordability programs, such as Textbooks on Loan.
“The Hearst Foundations are proud to support Humboldt State students. These young people are the future and supporting them is key to a better tomorrow,” says Paul “Dino” Dinovitz, Executive Director for the Hearst Foundations San Francisco office.
The funding has made a significant impact. The Hearst Opportunities Scholarship awarded a total of $35,250 for 37 scholarships, aiding scholarship recipients like Environmental Studies student August Andrews.
“The Hearst Opportunities Scholarship enabled me to take all of the classes necessary for my degree and it was extremely helpful in easing the financial pressure of attending college,” says Andrews.
Also in the past year, the Overcoming Barriers to Health program distributed more than $7,000 to 21 students, helping to cover health care costs that would have otherwise forced them to drop out of school. About $19,000 went to students through the Student Adversity Fund, which provides immediate support in the face of an unexpected crisis.
Additionally, $20,000 from the grant aided in the creation of a new emergency housing program, which provided 523 nights of housing for students who were facing homelessness. The program gave students a place to stay while they secured more permanent housing in a competitive rental market, allowing them to focus on their studies.
Hearst Foundations funding was also key in the expansion of the HSU Textbooks on Loan program. More than 100 textbooks were purchased, which already have been checked out and viewed more than 2,200 times by students. In addition to being a major cost saver for students, the newly purchased textbooks helped to diversify the Library collections for disciplines such as Native American Studies and Critical, Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies.
“Support from the Hearst Foundation aided HSU students in many different and important ways. The impact of this support will be seen for years to come, as students are able to continue working toward their goals,” says Frank Whitlach, HSU’s Vice President for University Advancement and Executive Director of the HSU Foundation.
HSU students have experienced a growing need for financial support during the pandemic. The basic needs focus of the Hearst Foundations grant proved timely, and fundraising for related areas became an important focus of the HSU Foundation. By the end of the fiscal year, donors had given more than $150,000 for basic needs support in response.
Peggy Metzger, the director of HSU’s Financial Aid Office, says continued support of basic needs programs like the Student Adversity Fund is a key way donors can make a major difference in students’ lives.
“Many students already had financial challenges due to the rising costs of education, and now the pandemic and resulting economic issues have greatly increased these challenges. Basic needs funding for students acts as a lifeline and truly helps students stay on track with their education,” she says.
To support HSU students during this time, you can make an online gift to one of the student emergency support funds or by contacting 707-826-5200.
About the Hearst Foundations
The Hearst Foundations are national philanthropic resources for organizations working in the fields of culture, education, health, and social services. The Hearst Foundations identify and fund outstanding nonprofits to ensure that people of all backgrounds in the United States have the opportunity to build healthy, productive, and inspiring lives. The William Randolph Hearst Foundation and The Hearst Foundation Inc. are independent private philanthropies operating separately from the Hearst Corporation.###HSU News & Information
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Make sure it actually gets to the students and not the bureaucracy.
Most of the financial aid or grants go unused because of too many roadblocks.
What?????? Hearst was a racist who published articles railing against pot fueled Blacks raping white women and Hispanics who were lazy and cocaine crazed. HSU an organization that condones tearing down monuments and claims an anti-racist position must return that tainted money now. If not, they’re hypocrites and phonies. Just say no to racist money.
Here’s an excerpt from a Hearst publication “They dared to step on white men’s shadows, look white people directly in the eye for more than three seconds, and even laugh out loud at white people. For shame!”
William Randolph Hearst was a power-tripping megalomaniac racist billionaire who invented yellow journalism for the sole purpose of lining his pockets – and it worked. Hearst Castle is the proof.
He was evil incarnate.
(Watch” Citizen Kane”, “RKO 281”, “The Cat’s Meow”, or any of a dozen other movies which portray WRH as he actually was… or if you want the full story, watch the older PBS documentary “The Battle Over Citizen Kane”, it is an eye-opener.)
The fact that HSU accepts money from Hearst’s legacy of hate is a powerful statement – plenty enough to end my personal financial support of HSU, permanently.
Bad PR move, HSU. Very bad. This one is going to bite y’all in the rear end.
Not sure he was a billionare, hard to count the rest of it, certainly greedy and especially capable of leading public opinions with falsehoods.
You drama queens are going to give yourselves a stroke. Hearst himself isn’t writing the check, it’s coming from a FOUNDATION that operates seperatly from the corperation.
Seriously, just how is the acceptance of this money going to “bite y’all in the rear end.” I can’t wait to hear your answer.
How awesome! Keep these leftist clowns,on track and get them the fuck out of here.
This news is just a diversion to cover the fact that the new administration has been gutting the university center; the only organization on campus that connected with the community. In March they laid off 1/4 of the centers employees, and now they’ve fired the centers director and handed off all of housing and dining to an outside corporation. So many local people out of a job for good and millions of dollars now going out of Humboldt county.
This is just a diversion from the fact that the new administration is dismantling the University Center; the only part of HSU that was inclusive with the community. In March they laid off 1/4 of the Center’s employee’s, and now they have fired the UC Director and handed off the entire housing and dining to an outside corporation. So many local jobs lost for good, and millions of dollars going out of Humboldt. However, they are hiring a Presidential Aide who will make almost 100K a year to answer Mr. Jackson’s emails for him because obviously he’s way to busy to be visible or accessible at all during the most important time in the University’s history. Don’t be fooled by this “good news” this grant was awarded last year and has already been dolled out.
This is a fact and is lacking coverage on the media. People are getting fired daily and the rest could lose their job and benefits at any day.
We worked for years building our retirements and Jackson wrote it all off to Aladdin who he worked with at his last college. Told us the students gave them feedback but wont show us the surveys.
HSU is -20 million in debt, and what happens to our money (8 million)for a new dining facility and health center?
Nice job Tom
You guys remember when they just wanted some “oversight” at the radio station?
Meh, I’ve yet to find a liberal who does as they say, take the money, its why your really here.