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The American Indian Higher Education Consortium welcomes Dr. John Phillips as interim president after former president Carrie Billy stepped down this week.
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Carrie Billy, Tamarah Pfeiffer Appointed to Homeland Security Council
The council will provide advice and recommendations on campus safety and security, improved coordination, research priorities, hiring, and more.
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TCUs Present Priorities on Capitol Hill Amid Political Maelstrom
The tribal colleges of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) gathered in Washington, DC for their annual legislative summit and to present their 2020 priorities to Congress.
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Carrie Billy Gives Commencement Address at Navajo Technical University
Carrie Billy (Diné), president and CEO of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC), returned home to the Navajo Nation to deliver the keynote address at Navajo Technical University’s (NTU’s) winter commencement.
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Connection and Commitment: The Career of Carrie Billy
A trained attorney, the president of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium has made it her life work to advocate on behalf of all Native peoples. The state of the tribal college movement today underscores her efficacy.
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AIHEC commends North Dakota legislature
The American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC), the collective spirit and unifying voice of tribal colleges and universities (TCUs), applauded the North Dakota State Senate and Governor Jack Dalrymple for enacting legislation to provide vitally needed workforce development grants to the state’s five TCUs: Cankdeska Cikana Community College (Fort Totten,
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AIHEC CEO Carrie Billy Explains What Drives Her as Public Servant, Mother
Carrie Billy brings a potent resume and a passion for making positive change happen in Indian Country.
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Carrie Billy Addresses TMCC Grads
“Don’t let this moment pass by without committing yourself to be a role model,” Carrie Billy told graduates of Turtle Mountain Community College (TMCC) in North Dakota last May.
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Implementing the Executive Order: HHS takes lead in developing comprehensive plan
The Department of Health and Human Services stands out from other federal agencies in its efforts to develop a comprehensive five-year plan that will change the way that all HHS agencies deal with tribal colleges. The effort is an attempt to implement an executive order issued by President Bill Clinton in 1996 directing agencies to create new partnership with tribal colleges and strengthen old relationships.
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Billy Opens Executive Order Office
Carrie L. Billy has been sworn in as the director for the White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities. Billy was formerly the federal relations counsel for the American Indian higher Education Consortium.
