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This is an excerpt from a forthcoming book by Wayne J. Stein, Ed.D. Stein has more than 23 years of experience as an administrator and teacher at Fort Berthold Community College, Sitting Bull College, and Montana State University where he is currently an associate professor of higher education and director of the Center for Native American Studies.
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Learned Leadership: Preparing the next generation of tribal college administrators
Funded by the Ford Foundation, the Institute for Tomorrow’s Generation of Leaders offered participants an intensive summer program of seminars in leadership skills, college administration and political savvy. Taught by experienced tribal college presidents, faculty from Montana State University and legislative experts in Washington, D.C. the program was designed to give future leaders the knowledge that today’s leaders had to—sometimes painfully—learn for themselves.
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Founding of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium
A detailed walk through the founding of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium — successes, struggles, and the organization’s role in securing the future of tribally controlled community colleges.
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Building Connections: In a model partnership, Montana State University helps meet the needs of tribal college students
In order to strengthen their development and to ensure that their students have options after completion of the tribal college studies, each tribal college in Montana has formed relationships with the institutions of the Montana State University system. As the tribal colleges gain accreditation, that connection is evolving from dependency to partnership.
