The November 7, 2007 issue of the Cal Poly Humboldt weekly student-run paper, The Lumberjack, reported that the Academic Senate at Cal Poly Humboldt voted by 56% to issue a vote of no confidence in Rollin Richmond's leadership.[2]
Under his leadership Cal Poly Humboldt was recently reaccredited for ten years (maximum possible) by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. They noted that significant change must occur at Cal Poly Humboldt including a reformulation of shared governance.