by Dina Horwedel | Aug 15, 2019 | Institutional Impact, Publication, Research
Community and tribal colleges emphasize students’ needs as well as local job contexts. The dynamic and emerging job market present a challenge to education and preparation of traditional degree-seeking students as education rarely keep steps with skills required by...
by Dina Horwedel | Apr 30, 2019 | Institutional Impact, Publication, Research
The Indigenous Higher Education Equity Initiative attendees generated a Declaration of Native Purpose in Higher Education to assist higher education institutions in ensuring the access, visibility, and success of Native American students on their campuses; and to...
by Dina Horwedel | Jan 7, 2019 | Institutional Impact, Publication, Research
Indigenous education and philosophy are rooted in the concept of relationality – the relatedness of all things – within the framework of place-based experiences and knowledge. This article focuses on tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) in the United States – in...
by Dina Horwedel | Nov 29, 2018 | Institutional Impact, Publication, Research
This article explores the macro-structural aspects of college campuses and environments to understand how higher education institutions have created, maintained, and justified hostile campus climates against Indigenous students. It uncovers the embedded racist and...
by Dina Horwedel | Jun 1, 2018 | Institutional Impact, Publication, Research
This article discusses methodological strengths and limitations of federally managed postsecondary data with American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) college student populations. To support understanding, we define fundamental research and measurement validity concepts...
by Dina Horwedel | Mar 16, 2018 | Institutional Impact, Publication, Research
The public increasingly requires that higher education institutions demonstrate their return on investment by measuring graduation rates, cost per student, job placement rates, and income. The motivation is economic: public institutions are accountable to the...
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