American Indian College Fund 2024-2027 Ihduwiyayapi: Advancing Indigenous Early Childhood Education program blog by Little Preist Tribal College.
President Trump signed an executive order to dismantle and eliminate the Department of Education. Call your elected officials today and ask them to oppose H.R. 899 (which would eradicate the Department of Education by December 31, 2026) and President Trump’s Executive Order to dismantle the Department of Education to protect the vital programs and protections that serve our nation’s students.
Tribal college presidents, faculty, staff, and other recent graduates are encouraged to show your support and post your throwback graduation regalia photos as we celebrate our students, our cultures, and our communities together!
The College Fund supports Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) in their efforts to strengthen students, emergent leadership, education, language and culture, health and wellness, the environment, and so much more, all moving our mission of transforming Native lives and communities.
The American Indian College Fund is concerned that Native students, whose equitable access to higher education hinges on federal programs (which are tied to Native tribes’ trust and treaty relationship with the federal government) will be disproportionately and negatively impacted by the dismantling of the department and the haphazard way the Trump Administration is going about it.
The American Indian College Fund and AIHEC are excited to host this opportunity to learn, network, and advance TCU Native Student Success. Native higher education experts, organization partners, and TCU staff will come together to engage in discussions, workshops and breakout sessions about the Native student journey, strategic enrollment management, data storytelling, and the constantly evolving landscape of higher education.