LouAnne Hoskinson (Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe) Tribal College and University: Salish Kootenai College Major: Early Childhood Development American Indian College Fund Indigenous Visionary Fellows partnered with Salish Kootenai College (SKC) Early Learning...
Student Success Blogs
Fond Du Lac Tribal and Community College Earth Week: It’s a Small World
Emily Lockling (Fond du Lac and Leech Lake) Tribal College and University: Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Major: Environmental Science Counting your chickens before they hatch, or in my case, buying your first set of luggage before a pandemic hit with...
From Surviving to Thriving: Sisseton Wahpeton College Fellows
LaVerne Whitebear (Fort Peck Assiniboine Sioux) Tribal College and University: Sisseton Wahpeton College Degree Major: Behavioral Science I am a 46-year old wife and mother of seven children, some grown and some not, and a first-generation college student. I have...
The Voices of Indigenous Visionaries: Highlights of the 2019-2020 Grant Year
The Indigenous Visionaries program has worked with three Tribal Colleges and Universities for three years (2017 – 2020), supporting the development of Native women leaders in the three programming areas of Early Childhood Education, Environmental Stewardship, and...
United Health Foundation Grants $430K to American Indian College Fund to Expand Tribal Scholars Program
United Health Foundation Grants $430K to American Indian College Fund to Expand Tribal Scholars Program Three-Year Program to Increase Native Student Health Scholarships to Address Health Care Disparities in Indian Country, Including Dental Health Denver, Colo., June...
It’s Graduation Season! Help National Native Leaders and Scholarship Organizations Celebrate Native College Graduates
One of the many fallouts of COVID19 has been the cancellation of graduation ceremonies, a rite of passage in education…
You Count! How to Participate in the 2020 Census
Every decade, the most undercounted demographic as defined by the Census Bureau is American Indians…
American Indian College Fund Honors 35 Tribal College Students of the Year
American Indian College Fund Honors 35 Tribal College Students of the Year Students Awarded $1,200 Scholarship Funded by Adolph Coors Foundation Denver, Colo., March 23, 2020— The American Indian College Fund honored 35 tribal college and university students named...
Tribal College Journal Launch Native Reflections Special Edition Journal for 400th Anniversary of Mayflower Arrival
Tribal College Journal Launch Native Reflections Special Edition Journal for 400th Anniversary of Mayflower Arrival American Indian College Fund, Tribal College Journal Launch Native Reflections Special Edition Journal for 400th Anniversary of Mayflower Arrival April...
What Cannot Be Taken from Me
Growing up, my parents always taught me that my education is the most important accomplishment in life. My mother never graduated from high school, so she has always pushed my siblings and I to never give up. Now that we are adults and are attending college, my parents are still our motivation.
