The American Indian College Fund is celebrating the 30th anniversary of providing access to a higher education for Native Americans. In honor the anniversary, the College Fund will host the Flame of Hope Gala on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 in Gotham Hall, 1356 Broadway, in New York City from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Headline entertainment will be by Brooke Simpson.
When the news hit about the higher education admissions scandal dubbed Varsity Blues, in which wealthy parents perpetrated fraud to get their children into prestigious colleges and universities, we at the American Indian College Fund were not only disappointed, frankly, we were angry.
My name is Ariel Dolfin. I am a tribal college student at Navajo Technical University. Last year I was one of the eight American Indian College Fund Scholars who received scholarships to attend the country’s largest convening of women in tech, the Grace Hopper Celebration.
It is with heavy, but grateful hearts, that we at the American Indian College Fund, on behalf of the students and Native communities we serve, thank Vanguard founder and longtime American Indian College Fund supporter Jack Bogle for his commitment to improving the lives of American Indians.
For Native students who did not complete high school, the High School Equivalency (HSE) Certification program at Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI), formerly called the GED Program, serves as a stepping stone for furthering education and career opportunities.
Pendleton Woolen Mills, Portland, Oregon, joins the nation in celebrating Native American Heritage Month, honoring the achievements and contributions of Native Americans. In tribute, Pendleton is honored to share the philanthropic ideal of Giving Tuesday to benefit the American Indian College Fund.
Since the early 1990s, November has been set aside to recognize the significant contributions of first Americans to the establishment and growth of the United States.
For us at the American Indian College Fund, Native American Heritage Month is an opportunity to celebrate our students’ successes, their victories, and their contributions.
Robin Maxkii is just one of our successful female scholars—a Stockbridge Munsee woman, a computer coder, and a passionate advocate for higher education for all Natives and women and girls in tech.
American Indian College Fund Full Circle Scholarship Recipient, Charity Valentin (Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe) has three children and lives in Hayward, Wisconsin. Like many students, she has followed a non-traditional path to college – returning 10 years after high school. Charity obtained her Associate’s Degree from Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College
While a college education can provide a clear path to a successful future, for many, high fees coupled with low incomes too often mean that a college degree is simply out of reach. Currently only 14% of American Indians have a college degree—less than half the national average.
