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LAWRENCE — A nonprofit that supports Haskell Indian Nations University is seeking donations after President Donald Trump’s administration terminated 35 employees at the small college for American Indians and Alaska Natives.

In a post on its website, the Haskell Foundation said 100% of proceeds will go to its emergency fund, which would be used in part to temporarily fill vacant positions. The foundation said it cannot permanently rehire people who were fired by the federal government.

“While (permanent rehires) idealistically would be a tremendous support, this is not a realistic goal at this time,” the foundation said in a statement. “Haskell University employees are federal employees and we are not able to circumvent the federal process.”

The firings are part of the Trump administration’s plans to make deep cuts to federal funding and the federal workforce. Thousands of primarily probationary employees at agencies like the Department of Education, IRS and Department of Veterans Affairs have been fired.

Haskell is unique from most other colleges because it’s funded and operated directly by the federal government based on U.S. trust responsibilities to Indigenous tribes. The Haskell Foundation is a nonprofit organization, though, and is broadly independent from the federal government.

Some of the donations to the emergency fund will also help provide assistance to employees who lost their jobs, ensure that remaining programs continue and support students who may be affected by federal grant freezes.

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]]> 226905 Firings and rehirings at NBAF have created ‘mess’ at disease lab, says source https://1015krock.com/firings-and-rehirings-at-nbaf-have-created-mess-at-disease-lab-says-source/ Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:50:15 +0000 https://1350kman.com/?p=433298

By Ned Seaton and Megan Moser

The Mercury reported Monday that at least 28 people had been fired from the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan as part of Trump administration cuts. NBAF, the federal animal disease lab north of the K-State campus, is under the control of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

However, later in the week, national media outlets reported that some federal employees who had been cut — particularly those working on projects like the avian influenza response — were being rehired.

“Some people were hired back and some were not,” a source with direct knowledge of the situation at NBAF told The Mercury on Wednesday. The person spoke on a condition of anonymity.

To view the full article visit theMercury.com.

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