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League organizers are inviting all tribal college and university faculty, staff, and students to submit logo design entries by December 16.
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Increasing Vaccine Confidence: Cultural Approaches at Tribal Colleges and Universities
With vaccine misinformation on the rise and public confidence low, tribal colleges are ideally suited to establish trust and increase vaccination rates in their local communities.
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Fort Peck Community College to Host Webinar on Advancing Excellence
The free and open event will take place August 18-19 and will feature noted speakers Heather E. McGowan and DJ Eagle Bear Vanas.
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Pell Grant Changes Threaten Native Student Access and Local Economies
The Pell grant program now faces a $3 billion funding shortfall, with even larger gaps projected next year.
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TCUs Achieve Top Marks in Carnegie’s Opportunity Classification
Over 40% of accredited tribal colleges and universities have earned the prestigious Carnegie Opportunity Colleges and Universities higher access, higher earnings classification.
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‘For the Sake of the Nation’: Tribal Colleges Revitalize Language, Culture
Central to the tribal college mission is weaving Indigenous culture and history into curricula.
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Six Colleges and Universities Awarded Grants Promoting Cultural Integration through Indigenous Foodways
Robert Martin (Cherokee Nation), president of the Institute of American Indian Arts, was born a year after the end of World War II in Pryor Creek, a small city northeast of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Smith Selected as President of Fort Peck Community College
Born and raised on the Fort Peck reservation with years of service at Fort Peck Community College, Craig Smith is the tribal college’s seventh president.
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FPCC Receives Sovereign Equity Fund Award
Fort Peck Community College will work to promote the study, practice and recognition of Indigenous food and agriculture knowledge at TCUs and create platforms that celebrate community-led, culturally appropriate ways of sharing that knowledge.
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MSU Billings Forms Partnership with Tribal Colleges to Ease Student Transfer Process
Partnerships with Fort Peck Community College and Chief Dull Knife College last month allow their graduates with certain associate degrees to seamlessly transfer to MSU Billings to complete a bachelor’s degree.
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Reflecting Strength and Unity: Shared Governance at Tribal Colleges
At tribal colleges and universities, governance is intertwined with Indigenous culture and ways of knowing. Such a model facilitates inclusivity and cooperation, giving various stakeholders a voice in how the institution operates.
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Fort Peck Community College, Montana State University Collaborate on Documentary about Buffalo
The approximately 45-minute documentary describes how the transfer took place — from the near extinction of the buffalo to the agreements that brought them to the Fort Peck Reservation.
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FPCC Holds Inaugural Food Sovereignty Day
This past December, Fort Peck Community College (FPCC) held its first ever Food Sovereignty Day, bringing together faculty, nutritionists, Indigenous leaders, students, elders, teachers, and community members for a series of talks, breakout sessions, food tastings, demonstrations, student and elders’ panels, and simply for a sense of gathering.
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Tester Secures Nearly $1.7 million for Rural Montana Housing and Economic Development
Tribal College Initiative Grants provide funding to 1994 Land Grant Institutions (Tribal Colleges) to make capital improvements to their educational facilities and to purchase equipment.
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NIFA Invests Nearly $7M for Tribal College Research and New Beginning for Tribal Students
The Tribal College Research Grant Program helps colleges in the 1994 Land-grant University System become centers of scientific inquiry and learning for remote and rural reservation communities.
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Fort Peck Community College Offers Expanded Areas of Study for Spring 2022 Semester
Two-year degree programs for Biology, Chemistry, Early Childhood Education and Criminal Justice have been added to the curriculum.
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Fort Peck Community College Expands Offerings for Fall
In response to COVID-19, FPCC has expanded online course offerings to allow students to learn safely from home when possible.
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Mountain West Community, Tribal College Leaders Welcome Biden’s Education Proposal
The proposal would extend the same tuition benefit to minority-serving institutions, including our region’s tribal colleges. Charles Roessel, president of Diné College, said lowering the barriers to higher education for Native people living on reservations would have ripple effects beyond individual students.
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Fort Peck Community College Is Offering Free Tuition for Spring Semester
All tuition, fees and books are included and students can also receive a free laptop and free internet service. FPCC will help students install, set up and learn to use new technology to take classes online. Students who enroll for spring semester will also be given free meal passes and food cards for local grocery stores.
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$4.2 Million to Be Distributed to 14 Montana Colleges to Increase Student Retention
Several tribal colleges and others were among the 14 colleges and universities receiving the funding.
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Montana Tribal Colleges in Line for Almost $10 Million in Stimulus Funding
The money comes from a different pot than previously announced allocations to universities in the state. It aims to aid minority-serving institutions that often work with students who face barriers to accessing higher education.
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Resolution Introduced to Declare a National Tribal College and Universities Week
At a time when Washington is more divided than ever Montana’s senators are working across party lines to honor tribal colleges.
