College Fund Works to Increase Native Student Enrollment

Will Race-Based Scholarships Survive?

Jun 15, 2026 | Advocacy, College Fund In The News, Tribal Colleges and Universities

Inside Higher Ed interviewed American Indian College Fund Vice President of Student Success Services, Tiffany Gusbeth, and others on how the Trump administration's stance declaring race-based scholarships and programs as "unlawful practices" may cost students...

Shaken Faith: How Federal Cuts Undermine Trust

Jun 10, 2026 | College Fund In The News, Student Success, Tribal Colleges and Universities

In this article by Northwest Area Foundation, American Indian College Fund President and CEO, Cheryl Crazy Bull, and student ambassador, Sasha Derenoff, share how federal budget cuts are making students hesitant to pursue careers in public service and adjacent...

Workforce Pell Opens New Possibilities for Tribal Colleges and Communities

May 26, 2026 | TCUs in the News, Tribal Colleges and Universities

Ahniwake Rose, President of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, talks about the success of Workforce Pell for Tribal Colleges and Universities.

Orange Shirt Day

Sep 30, 2024 | Advocacy, Blog, Featured Post, Student Success, TCUs in the News

The American Indian College Fund remembers generations of Native students who were forced to attend American Indian boarding schools by marking Orange Shirt Day.

In Memoriam: Carole Falcon-Chandler

Apr 26, 2024 | Blog, Featured Post, TCUs in the News

The American Indian College Fund was saddened to hear of the passing of Carole Falcon-Chandler, longtime president of Aaniiih Nakoda College (ANC), a tribal college located on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in Montana, on April 23, 2024.

Little Priest Tribal College President Manoj Patil Announced as Aspen New Presidents Fellow 2022-23

Sep 21, 2023 | Blog, Good News, TCUs in the News

This article originally appeared on the Aspen Institute. Manoj Patil immigrated to the United States on January 1, 2001, to continue his higher education. After graduating with his master’s degree in May 2002, Patil joined Western Iowa Tech Community College...

In Memoriam: President Stephanie Hammitt, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College

Nov 16, 2022 | Blog, TCUs in the News

The American Indian College Fund team was saddened to learn of the passing of President Stephanie Hammitt. Our thoughts go out to President Hammitt’s family and friends, along with the faculty, staff, and students at FDLTCC. She will be missed.

Salish Kootenai College Offering Master of Science Degree Program in Natural Resources Management

Apr 26, 2022 | Press Releases, Research, TCUs in the News

Devastating mega forest fires and watershed contamination and other effects in the west resulting from global climate change make the work of natural resources professionals more important than ever. Salish Kootenai College (SKC), a four-year tribal college located on the Flathead Indian Reservation, began offering a Master of Science degree in Natural Resources Management in the fall of 2021 to meet this urgent need.

Native Teachers Vital for Community Success

Jan 10, 2022 | College Fund In The News, Wounspekiya Unspewicakiyapi Native Teacher Education

Emily White Hat shares how the American Indian College Fund’s Wounspekiya Unspewicakiyapi Native teacher education program at tribal colleges and universities will recruit, develop, and retain skilled K-12 teachers in Indian Country.

Sandy Packo of American Indian College Named a First Peoples Fund Fellow

Jan 4, 2022 | College Fund, College Fund In The News, Press Releases

Sandy Packo (Iñupiaq), College Readiness Program Administrator at the American Indian College Fund, was named an inaugural Education Fellow for the First Peoples Fund’s We the Peoples Before 25th Anniversary Celebration of Native Cultural Expression and Sovereignty event.

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