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Tribal college students and presidents met in the nation’s capital to advocate for American Indian higher education.
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Advanced Manufacturing Initiative Promotes STEM-Based Development
The American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) and a group of tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) are working to create economic opportunities through advanced manufacturing initiatives.
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NTU’s Innovation Center Nurtures Emerging Businesses
The U.S. Census indicates that nearly 56% of the Navajo population 16 years or older is unemployed or out of the workforce. The Navajo Technical University (NTU) Innovation Center seeks to address this persistent unemployment and to fulfill the university’s mission of fostering sustainable economic development.
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Ancestral Lands Program Works for Tribal Communities
In the 1930s, under the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Civilian Conservation Corps was established as an effort to provide men with opportunities to work for the benefit of their communities and to gain valuable work skills in the process.
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Workforce Training at UTTC Benefits from Simulators
The advent of the modern, computerized training simulator is an important benefit to technical education. It is the convergence of computers, digital proficiency, and classroom instruction.
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AIHEC Student Congress Sets Goals
Every year, a new student congress is elected at the annual American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) spring conference. The congress consists of 10 students from tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) throughout the country,
