At CMN, early grassroots fundraising meant staff and faculty wore more than one hat. Their hard work enabled the college to build a highly effective institutional advancement office.
A collaborative program between Tohono O’odham Community College and the University of Arizona focuses on helping tribal college students transfer successfully to larger universities.
Until it was defunded, the Native FEWS Alliance ambassador program engaged and empowered students to devise solutions for food, energy, and water systems.
Major publishing companies charge exorbitant prices for “inclusive access” textbooks and also mine student data. Open education resources offer an array of high-quality textbooks at zero cost.
A new fellowship program at Diné College aims to bring Navajo scholars home so they can research, write, and share their knowledge with the community.
Offering robust, Indigenous-informed counseling services for students at tribal colleges and universities is vital for a healthy and happy campus.
This overview from a TCU professor offers insights, recommendations, and cautionary advice on ChatGPT and how to cope with this revolutionary technology.
Due to challenges with developmental mathematics courses, tribal college faculty have partnered with Carnegie Math Pathways to create a more student-centered curriculum.
Results from a recent study suggest that TCUs should heed faculty input and implement meaningful changes to improve the evaluation process.
Incorporating Native ways of knowing into curricula is standard practice at TCUs. But there are great benefits of doing so at non-Native institutions as well.
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College’s Equine Studies Program connects students with traditional horse culture and employs an Indigenous holistic health model that addresses spiritual and emotional wellness.
The American Indian College Fund’s new fellowship program supports and empowers women students at tribal colleges, offering place-based, experiential professional development.
Five years ago, Red Lake Nation College invested heavily in its cyberinfrastructure and distance education technology—foresight that helped ease the transition to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By partnering with business schools, tribal colleges and universities can take steps to diversify business education and bring Native wisdom into the classroom.
For years, some TCUs have offered classes at tribal correctional facilities, giving inmates a ray of hope and rehabilitation. But with the onset of the pandemic, those students were cut off and further marginalized.
At the outset of the pandemic, Navajo Technical University swiftly formed an emergency leadership team that has kept the institution’s doors open and the college community safe.
Discover how one tribal college works closely with the Michigan Department of Corrections, offering important career pathways for students in its criminal justice program.
To address discrepancies between national, state, and tribal COVID-19 data, students at Oglala Lakota College and United Tribes Technical College developed a data dashboard to inform community members of case numbers, infection hotspots, and healthcare locations.
Campus visits from postsecondary accrediting agencies can be stressful and feel intrusive. But tribal colleges owe it to their students to meet accreditation standards while also remaining true to their cultural missions.
The Diné Culture, Language, and Leadership Master of Arts Degree Program at Navajo Technical University has blazed new trails in Indigenous culture and language preservation.
A new and extensive family housing complex is just one way America’s first tribal college serves students with families.
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is developing a pipeline for students studying Geographic Information Systems, providing technological opportunities and preparing students for the future.
A challenge for educators is to design classroom environments and tailor instruction so students can use what they learn in the real world. Experiential learning is one such approach that can improve student outcomes.
When we recognize that mathematics is the science of patterns, we can create cultural connections, foster reciprocal learning, and make algebra and geometry more accessible to tribal college students.
Like all tribal colleges, single parents at Sitting Bull College are commonplace. It’s imperative and culturally appropriate that we meet these students’ needs.
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