Professor collapses in Butte Hall
April 13, 2017
John Blachley, a political science and criminal justice professor, was carted away from the seventh floor of Butte Hall by emergency medical technicians on Thursday. A witness said Blachley came into the office as he normally does and just collapsed. Blachley was not answering his coworker’s questions...
Retired Chico State professor dies
April 27, 2016
Kurt Nordstrom, a retired professor, died April 21 in his home in Colorado. Nordstrom was a journalism professor and one of the founders of the journalism department at Chico State. He served form 1991 to 1994 as the department's first elected chair. Nordstrom was an advocate for diversity on campus and recei...
Long commutes don’t deter faculty
May 6, 2014
Chico State English professor Geoffrey Baker spends about two hours and 40 minutes driving back home to Oakland every weekend, a commute that doesn’t affect his teaching. "I know it seems if we're commuting that distance, we're not working on the days that we're not here but I guarantee you we a...
