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Native Americans

Climate Change-Themed STEM Curriculum Developed for Tribal Colleges

An AIHEC partnership helps tribal colleges build capacity to sustain science and technology education and research programs.

March 28, 2010

African-American

Obama Proposal Seeks to Consolidate Minority Undergraduate STEM Programs

Weighing a new approach for assisting minority college students in the sciences, the Obama administration has proposed the National Science Foundation consolidate major initiatives that target specific racial and ethnic groups for participation in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines into a single program.

March 10, 2010

Native Americans

Tribal College Educator Raises America’s Multiethnic Profile

Muckleshoot Tribal College education resource coordinator Louie Gong leads nonprofit organization MAVIN, which builds pathways to healthier communities by celebrating the mixed-heritage experience.

January 6, 2010

Faculty & Staff

AWASH IN WISDOM

Tribal colleges employ elders to impart a higher level of learning that cannot be found in traditional classrooms and textbooks.

November 25, 2009

MSIs

MSIs To Get New Help in Going ‘Green’

A new grant to the United Negro College Fund should help a cross-section of minority-serving institutions – including Hispanic-serving universities and tribal colleges – promote environmentally friendly building practices in the years ahead.

November 12, 2009

Native Americans

Tribal Leaders: ‘We Need to be Respected’

Before the largest gathering of tribal leaders in U.S. history Thursday, President Barack Obama pledged $50 million in funding for tribal colleges and vowed his administration would work to address problems facing Native Americans, from health disparities to economic development.

November 5, 2009

Leadership & Policy

Haskell Indian Nation U. President Faces Backlash on Tuition

Haskell Indian Nation University President Linda Sue Warner’s ambitious plans for the campus, and the proposed fee hike to finance them, have been met with strong opposition.

October 26, 2009

Latinx

WASHINGTON UPDATE: An Ally and Partner

White House Hispanic education leader seeks to build links to educators, improve visibility of HSIs with federal agencies.

September 30, 2009

Latinx

LASTWORD: Enrolling vs. Serving Latino Students

For Hispanic-serving institutions, there’s a difference between enrolling and really ‘serving’ Latino students.

September 16, 2009

Latinx

WASHINGTON UPDATE – Power Players for HSIs and Tribal Colleges

In Washington, D.C., many individuals aspire to become power players. But the true test is the ability to influence policy and legislation.

August 5, 2009

Native Americans

Tribal Colleges Seeking Stability in Federal Funding Cycles

For Leonard Dauphinais, one of the most challenging things about running a tribal college is not a lack of federal funding but trying to figure out when that funding will arrive at his school.

August 5, 2009

Latinx

Power Players for HSIs and Tribal Colleges

These are some of the movers and shakers who make things happen in Washington, D.C.

August 5, 2009