How to Run a Tribal College

Features

• Budgeting and Fund Accounting in the Tribal College

  James Shanley

  College President James Shanley explains how conservative accounting allows for progressive education.

• Board Basics: Salish Kootenai College is strengthened by an informed and supportive board of directors

  Daniel Carrigg

  Leadership and good will have strengthened the relationship between Salish Kootenai College’s board of directors and President Joseph McDonald.

• Founding of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium

  Wayne Stein

  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.

• Building a Tribal College: Six criteria for a college of quality

  Paul Boyer

  Paul Boyer looks at six ways tribal colleges can serve the needs of students and communities.