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Funding Was Essential From the Beginning
The president of Navajo Technical University and chair of AIHEC’s board of directors stresses the importance and challenges of fundraising and resource development.
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Preparing For the Next Era of Sovereignty
The president of the College of Menominee Nation reminds us to heed Wilma Mankiller’s perennial words of wisdom: “Whoever controls the education of our children, controls our future.”
Advocacy Is Something We Inherit
The president and CEO of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium explains why advocacy is so critical.
Strengthening Data Practices
Dr. Monte Randall, president of College of the Muscogee Nation and chair of the TCJ advisory board, introduces the fall issue.
Building Strength Through the Arts and Humanities
The Iḷisaġvik College president and TCJ advisory board member discusses the importance of arts and humanities curriculum at tribal colleges and beyond.
Finding Common Footing On Our Land
The Blackfeet Community College president and TCJ advisory board member discusses how TCUs employ place-based perspectives, Indigenous knowledge, and Western science to address FEWS challenges.
CMN Professor Uses Degree to Bring Healing to the Community
Joining the faculty at the College of Menominee Nation showed Vicki Besaw there was more to teaching than simply helping students learn in the classroom.
CDKC Embraces Virtual Reality
VR now provides Chief Dull Knife College a way to link materials from the archives, artifacts from its cultural center, and the stories people tell.
Wrestling With Artificial Intelligence
The College of Menominee Nation president and TCJ advisory board member discusses how TCUs must wrestle with the challenges of AI and find their own solutions.
Connecting to Our Sacred Homelands As We Move Forward
TCJ’s advisory board chair introduces our fall issue and shares his insights on Muscogee sacred places.
We Always Go Forward
Introducing the summer issue, Navajo Technical University’s president and TCJ advisory board member underscores the deep-rooted resilience of America’s tribal colleges.
Language Connects the Past and the Future
Introducing the spring issue, the College of the Muscogee Nation president and TCJ advisory board chair underscores the importance of language sustainability at tribal colleges.
Teaching Skills for Today While Bridging to the Past
Introducing the winter issue, the Cankdeska Cikana Community College president and TCJ advisory board member underscores the importance of Career and Technical Education.
The Importance of Connections
Introducing this issue on Native ways of knowing, the Sitting Bull College president and TCJ advisory board member discusses how tribal colleges are preserving and perpetuating Indigenous values for the wider world.
Taking Control of Native Healing
Introducing this issue on trauma and healing, the College of the Muscogee Nation president and TCJ advisory board chair discusses the leadership role of tribal colleges and universities.
The Real Meaning of Indian Time
Introducing this special anniversary issue, AIHEC’s president and CEO envisions the second circle of the Tribal College Movement.
Meeting Immediate Needs and Building For the Future
Introducing the winter issue, the College of Menominee Nation president and TCJ advisory board member underscores the importance of CI and distance education.
Hearing Every Voice
Introducing the fall issue, the president from Navajo Technical University and TCJ advisory board member meditates on the importance of shared governance.
The Power of Persistence
Persistence is a characteristic of the tribal college movement, from students, staff, faculty, and administration. It is also woven into nearly every facet of our tribal histories.
Leaders Are Made, Not Born
A good leader models inclusivity and advocacy, and encouraging thinking and acting in an ethical manner.
Expanding Our Circle of Strength
Introducing the winter issue, AIHEC’s president and CEO discusses how partnerships are essential for success.
Learning Our Profound History
Introducing the fall issue, the president from Sitting Bull College underscores the power of a tribal college education and how her higher education journey began at home as a student at Standing Rock Community College.
Stewards of Opportunities
Introducing the summer issue, the president from Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute underscores how tribal colleges and universities are stewards of opportunities to steer our Native nations in a direction that fosters well-being and survival.
Climate Change Is a Fact Of Our Lives
If there is one thing that 2020 taught us, it’s that humankind is never truly in control of nature. When humankind tries to control or ignore nature, it never turns out well. It has never been more crucial that we understand the dynamics of this world of ours and try to live within it so that we can survive and thrive in a constantly changing environment.
Goodbye Mancos, Hello Durango
Situated in Southwest Colorado, the Mancos Valley has been home to Indigenous people for millennia. The Ancestral Puebloans built one of their foremost cities there,- Director of Workforce Development - Hybrid (Alexandria, VA) August 25, 2026
- Assistant Professor of Watershed Science and Management - Wilmington, NC August 24, 2026
- Director of Institutional Advancement & Public Affairs - Cass Lake, MN August 24, 2026
- Executive Assistant to the President - Cass Lake, MN August 24, 2026
- Business Instructor - New Town, ND August 21, 2026
- Ladder Rank Faculty Position – Assistant Professor - San Francisco, CA August 20, 2026
