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Sessions during the 12th annual convening highlighted the importance of Native students’ belonging and academic success.
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College Fund Expands Program to Develop Native Arts and Culture Curriculum
The Beading Cultural Knowledge Together grant supports TCUs in developing and refining Native arts curricula while also offering community-based workshops.
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College Fund Publishes Environmental Stewardship Guidebook
In the new book, Indigenous environmental leaders share stories of kinship and education to build a better world.
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College Fund Launches John Gritts Scholarship for IAIA Art Student
The new four-year scholarship provides $3,000 a year for the student selectee throughout all four years of college.
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College Fund Launches National Campaign to Recognize TCU Faculty
The campaign, titled, “Because of You,” celebrates faculty for the multiple roles they play as educators, advisors, leaders, researchers, and more on campuses serving Native communities.
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College Fund Honors TCU Students of the Year and Coca-Cola Scholars
Every year, each of the 34 tribal colleges selects one student who receives a $1,200 scholarship. The Coca-Cola Foundation awards 36 Native scholars who are the first in their family to attend college.
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Cynthia Lindquist Joins College Fund as Chief Strategy Officer
The former Cankdeska Cikana Community College president brings nearly a quarter century of experience in tribal higher education to the position.
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American Indian College Fund Receives Award for Adult Education Program
The gift from the Ichigo Foundation will support Native Americans impacted by the justice system who are pursuing high school equivalency.
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American Indian College Fund Announces TCU Faculty Fellow Cohort
The fellows are working to increase the academic capacity of their respective tribal colleges by pursuing higher or terminal degrees.
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American Indian College Fund Scholarship Season Opens February 1
Any enrolled member or descendant of an enrolled member of a state or federally recognized American Indian or Alaska Native tribe may apply.
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American Indian College Fund Celebrates Student Ambassador Cohort
Student ambassadors are Native scholars and rising leaders who use the education and opportunities they’ve gained to give back to their communities.
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American Indian College Fund Announces Blanket Design Contest
The first-place winner will have their design distributed on products internationally, with the top three designers also receiving scholarships and cash prizes.
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American Indian College Fund Launches Campaign for Native American Heritage Month
The campaign is designed to increase awareness of Native culture and provide clear, tangible ways for non-Native audiences to support it.
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American Indian College Fund Appoints TCU Presidents as New Trustees
The new board trustees include Dr. Sean Chandler of Aaniiih Nakoda College, Eva Flying of Chief Dull Knife College, and Dr. Dawn Tobacco-Two Crow-Frank of Oglala Lakota College.
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American Indian College Fund Observes Orange Shirt Day
The day commemorates the experiences of residential school survivors, their families, and tribal communities.
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College Fund Publishes College Guidebook for Native Students
The free guidebook is available for download and offers direction on choosing a college, information on financial aid, a glossary of terms, and how to create a support system.
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American Indian College Fund Announces “Defy the Storm” Campaign
The College Fund calls upon supporters of higher education and Native communities to help bolster thriving, self-sustaining people and communities nationwide.
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College Fund Announces Release of Student-Designed Pendleton Blanket
The blanket, Infinite Prayer, designed by Jenabah Yazzie of Diné College, was chosen from over 40 submissions and is now available for purchase.
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College Fund Partners with Association on American Indian Affairs
Collaborative efforts like this leverage the strengths of various Native organizations to ensure students have both access and a pathway to success in higher education.
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College Fund Issues Call to Save the Department of Education
The president’s attempt to scale back and eliminate the department will cause irreparable harm, shuttering education programs that help students of all ages that need it the most.
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College Fund Names Carla Sineway the 2024-2025 TCU President Honoree of the Year
A distinguished leader who has made a positive and lasting impact on the tribal college movement, Carla Sineway, president of Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College, is the American Indian College Fund’s honoree of the year.
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UTTC Publishes Video Series on Teacher Ed Program
The United Tribes Technical College (UTTC) Teacher Education Program released a series of videos to support program recruitment covering a wide range of topics and perspectives.
