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Affirmative Action Struck Down

Affirmative Action Struck Down

Jun 29, 2023 | , , ,

The American Indian College Fund is disheartened and concerned that the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College will impinge on the equitable access to an affordable higher education for American Indian and Alaska Natives and other diverse student groups. We refuse to let this decision reverse decades of progress in educational achievement which has benefitted talented and accomplished Native students and other diverse students with the opportunity for an affordable higher education, along with their families, and their communities.  

Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ Higher Education Call to Action

Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ Higher Education Call to Action

Jun 27, 2023 | , ,

For TCUs and Native organizations, those in higher education, and tribal representatives it is extremely important to review these bills and policies, which go beyond attacking the 2SLGTBQ+ community and include language that threaten the rights and autonomy of women, parents, educators and education, the healthcare system, and Indigenous sovereignty.

American Indian College Fund President and CEO Co-Authors Chapter on Native Higher Education in the Northern Plains

American Indian College Fund President and CEO Co-Authors Chapter on Native Higher Education in the Northern Plains

Jun 23, 2023 | , ,

American Indian College Fund President and CEO Cheryl Crazy Bull co-authored a chapter in the recently released book “On Indian Ground – A Return to Indigenous Knowledge: Generating Hope, Leadership, and Sovereignty Through Education.” This work, focused on the Northern Plains, is one of a ten-book series from Information Age Publishing that explores American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian education in different regions.

For our Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ Tribal College and University Students

For our Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ Tribal College and University Students

Jun 19, 2023 | , , , ,

With this, as Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ tribal college students, you might be right out of high school, and you might be returning much later in life. While the educational journey is not the same for anyone, the path of sorting through how you identify along the 2SLGBTQ+ spectrum will also not be the same for anyone. And while on that path, your understanding of your identity will likely change and evolve many times, and this is the experience of being alive.

Why Native Histories Matter in the Classroom

Why Native Histories Matter in the Classroom

Jun 19, 2023 | , ,

My father passed away in the last of the 1980’s. After he died, my mom gave me some of his books. Among them was The Essentials of United States History (W. Mowry, copyright 1906, 1911, 1914). It is a school textbook, and my father stamped it with the date of 1937. He was a student at Rosebud Boarding School at that time.

Spotlight: Student Fathers

Spotlight: Student Fathers

Jun 16, 2023 |

This Father’s Day the American Indian College Fund is recognizing and celebrating our students who are also dads. Read one example of how student fathers are pursuing their educations while also serving as caregivers, role models, and more in their communities.

College Fund Applauds Upholding of Native Sovereignty

College Fund Applauds Upholding of Native Sovereignty

Jun 16, 2023 | , , ,

In her latest blog, American Indian College Fund President and CEO Cheryl Crazy Bull offers a statement on the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Haaland v. Brackeen. Learn about the importance of this case not only in ensuring that Native children have the ability to be raised in their own communities but in reaffirming the sovereignty of Tribal nations.

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