In order to remain sustainable, tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) located on or near Indian reservations, must recruit, complete enrollment, retain and graduate Native American students.
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American Indian College Fund Names Five Tribal College Participants for $2.4 Million Cultivating Native College Student Success Program
Denver, Colo.—May 19, 2020. In order to remain sustainable, tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) located on or near Indian reservations, must recruit, complete enrollment, retain and graduate Native American students. TCUs provide affordable access to a higher...
Henry Luce Foundation Grants $250,000 to American Indian College Fund to Assist Tribal College Faculty with Remote Instruction During Covid-19 Crisis
The Henry Luce Foundation granted the American Indian College Fund (the College Fund) $250,000 to provide faculty at tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) with the technology and support they need to make the transition to remote instruction during the Covid-19 crisis.
Henry Luce Foundation Grants $250,000 to American Indian College Fund for Two-Year Tribal College Faculty Research Initiative
Program to Cultivate Faculty Intellectual Leadership and TCU Capacity April 30, 2020 Denver, Colo.— The American Indian College Fund (the College Fund) will continue its work to strengthen the leadership at tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) and the institutions...
Well-Founded Faith in GED Students
By Hannah Gonzales, American Indian College Fund Program Assistant Note: This blog post was intended to be published before we found ourselves amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Much of the GED/HSE programming at TCUs that we support has halted as a result of societal and...
Sinte Gleska University Offers GED Tutoring at Adult Correctional Facility
By Sherman Marshall, SGU Adult Basic Education Director Editor’s Note: This blog post was submitted before the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic ensued. The pandemic’s ramifications have halted much of GED programming and testing at TCUs, though project directors and GED...
Using Social Media to Strengthen SIPI’s Teacher of Color Pipeline
I am a member of the Navajo Nation from the Ramah-Navajo reservation attending the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI), where I am majoring in early childhood education (ECE).
Community Recruitment Events: Comedy brings in students at SIPI
Higher ed has a student enrollment problem. Nationally, student enrollment is down 10% in the last decade, with New Mexico rates at nearly twice that, even though colleges made improvements to serve students better than ever.
First Steps to New Beginnings
This winter season has been a cold one, especially for Arizona and the Tohono O’odham Nation. The sun shines and the skies are open and blue. One would think it is a warm sunny day until they walk out into the open and discover that it is 42 degrees.
Former College Funder Yazzie-Mintz Named Brock Prize Recipient
Congratulations to Dr. Tarajean Yazzie-Mintz (Diné), our former colleague who served as vice president for program initiatives at the American Indian College Fund, who was named the 2020 Brock Prize in Education Innovation Laureate.
