Community Impact | American Indian College Fund

American Indian College Fund Scholar Highlights Food Insecurity Among College Students While Providing Greater Access For SNAP Recipients

by David Bledsoe | Sep 23, 2019 | Blog, Community Impact, Research, Student Success

The challenges facing Native American students are many and diverse. Financial inequality, culturally insensitive institutions and access to broadband Internet are just a few regularly occurring barriers to higher education – but many times the basic needs of...

Native American student success: The effect of Tribal Colleges and Universities on Native American Student Retention

by Dina Horwedel | Nov 1, 2018 | Community Impact, Publication, Research

Native Americans have the lowest educational attainment of any racial or ethnic group (Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute, n.d.). Fortunately, by attending a Tribal College or University (TCU) before attending a mainstream four-year institution,...

How Colleges Can Welcome Native Students

by Dina Horwedel | Jun 17, 2018 | Article, Community Impact, Research, Student Impact

American Indian College Fund President and CEO Cheryl Crazy Bull asks higher education institutions to address five areas to make college campuses more inviting to Native Americans. Read more: How Colleges Can Make American Indian Students Feel at Home

CSU Tour Incident Is Nothing New for Native Students

by Dina Horwedel | May 7, 2018 | Article, Community Impact, Research, Student Impact

In this op-ed, originally published in Teen Vogue, Native education scholars Amanda Tachine (Navajo Nation) and Adrienne Keene (Cherokee Nation) explore the recent news concerning two Native American brothers who were questioned during a campus tour, and how this...

Systems of support: What institutions of higher education can do for Indigenous communities

by Dina Horwedel | May 4, 2018 | Community Impact, Publication, Research

The purpose of this chapter is to highlight ways institutions of higher education (IHEs) can support culturally relevant community-driven measures and asset-based research that allows Native students to excel academically and display enhanced well-being,...

First-generation workers in Indian Country

by Dina Horwedel | Feb 18, 2018 | Community Impact, Publication, Research

In the fall of 2016, through research funding from the Northwest Area Foundation, the College Fund began exploring the landscape of workforce education with tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) in Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Washington. Key...