For most Americans, adequate, functioning infrastructure and technology make coronavirus-related closures bearable, even workable. In Indian country, the picture can be devastating.
President’s Blog Blogs
Cheryl Crazy Bull Spells Out Plan for Allies to Advocate for Native Access to Higher Education and Tribal College Education
Cheryl Crazy Bull’s guest blog about how allies can advocate for Native American access to higher education, funding for Native higher education, and funding for TCUs appeared on the Higher Learning Advocates blog.
Statement About the Corona Virus or COVID-19
The American Indian College Fund is committed to continuing its support of Native American students and tribal colleges during the Corona Virus outbreak.
American Indian College Fund Says New Proclamation Undermines Significance of Native People
Since 1990, November has been designated as Native American Heritage Month to celebrate Native people and their contributions to society. However, leaders with the American Indian College Fund are concerned that President Trump’s newly formed proclamation that November will also be considered National American History and Founders Month may divert attention from Native issues and undermine the experiences and role of Native populations in this country’s history.
Cheryl Crazy Bull Presented with Lifetime Achievement Award by Native American Finance Officers Association
Cheryl Crazy Bull (Sicangu Lakota) President and CEO of the American Indian College Fund, was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award on Tuesday, October 8 by the Native American Finance Officers Association (NAFOA)
American Indian College Fund Staff Publish Article on Role of Place and Ecology in Tribal Colleges and Universities
From curricula to campuses, tribal colleges and universities, which serve communities on or near Indian reservations, are rooted in Indigenous cultural beliefs. Cheryl Crazy Bull, President and CEO of the American Indian College Fund, with Emily White Hat, Director, Strategy and National Outreach of the College Fund
College Admissions Scandal: Why Native Americans Are Not Surprised
When the news hit about the higher education admissions scandal dubbed Varsity Blues, in which wealthy parents perpetrated fraud to get their children into prestigious colleges and universities, we at the American Indian College Fund were not only disappointed, frankly, we were angry.
Support the College Fund to Ensure Equitable Access to College
We find the actions of the parents in the “Varsity Blues” scandal not only unfair to every hard-working student in our country seeking a quality education, but especially to Native students who come from communities where poverty and unemployment rates are double that of the general population. As a result of these challenges, only 14% of Native people 25 and older have a college degree–less than half the rate of other groups.
Creating Visibility and Healthy Learning Environments for Native Americans in Higher Education
Invisibility is, in essence, the modern form of racism used against Native Americans. Check out our report on how higher education institutions can create equitable and healthy learning environments for American Indian and Alaska Native students.
In Memoriam: John Bogle, College Fund Supporter and Vanguard Founder
It is with heavy, but grateful hearts, that we at the American Indian College Fund, on behalf of the students and Native communities we serve, thank Vanguard founder and longtime American Indian College Fund supporter Jack Bogle for his commitment to improving the lives of American Indians.
