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Students who attended the tours shared distinct yet connected experiences, meeting tribal mentors and discovering networks committed to furthering education for Native youth and welcoming tribal diversity.
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College Fund Expands Program to Develop Native Arts and Culture Curriculum
The Beading Cultural Knowledge Together grant supports TCUs in developing and refining Native arts curricula while also offering community-based workshops.
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Salish Kootenai College Student Selected as Achieving the Dream Scholar
Sarah Cochran is one of just eight students selected through a highly competitive application process to participate in the DREAM Scholars program this year.
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Salish Kootenai College Secures $7.2 Million Grant to Transform STEM Education
This transformative funding aims to boost the region’s workforce in high-demand tech sectors, including photonics, remote sensing, autonomous vehicles, and circuit board manufacturing.
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Michael M. Munson Named President of Salish Kootenai College
Dr. Munson most recently led initiatives to expand academic programs, support student success, and strengthen community partnerships at Washington State University.
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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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SKC to Honor Dorene Dupuis Vallee
For 54 years, Vallee worked in all facets of nursing, holding positions in the Indian Health Service, several Alaska Native villages, and the Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribe’s health department.
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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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SKC Students Raise Funds to Support Campus Food Pantry Amid Budget Cuts
This fall, the food pantry partnered with the SKC Center for Prevention and Wellness to expand its reach, but rising costs and funding cuts have created a gap in funding needed to sustain the program.
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SKC Moves Forward with New Interim President
Salish Kootenai College’s board of directors appointed Dr. Stacey Sherwin as interim president. She holds a PhD in educational administration and has dedicated over 30 years of service to SKC.
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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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Salish Kootenai College Recognized by U.S. Department of Education
The college was one of seven to be recognized out of 200 that were invited to apply.
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Salish Kootenai College Hosting “40 Years of Observations of Arctic and Sub Arctic Travels”
The program is free to the public and sponsored by the Climate Learning Hub at Salish Kootenai College.
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Salish Kootenai College Board of Directors Announce Finalists for President
The Presidential Search Committee recommended the finalists from a pool of five applicants. All finalists are enrolled members of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.
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AIHEC Welcomes New TCU Presidents
Tribal colleges and universities that have appointed new presidents include Cankdeska Cikana Community College, Little Big Horn College, Northwest Indian College, San Carlos Apache College, Sisseton Wahpeton College, Tohono O’odham Community College, Salish Kootenai College, and Sinte Gleska University.
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Indigenous Public Health Summit held at Salish Kootenai College
Healthcare workers from across the state gathered at Salish Kootenai College to address critical public health issues Indigenous communities face.
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Salish Kootenai College GEAR UP Announces Scholars Endowment
The federally funded program provides college preparatory services to students throughout middle and high school.
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Hot Springs SKC Campus Seen as Possibility
Some folks are working on establishing an extended Salish Kootenai College campus facility here, that would serve the western side of the Flathead Reservation.
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SKC Showcases New Language Institute
Attendees will have an opportunity to preview new curriculum materials and learn more about what SKC is doing to assist in revitalizing the Kootenai and Salish languages.
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SKC Holds Spay-Neuter Clinic
The clinic is only open to Flathead Reservation residents.
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American Indian College Fund Partners with Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies to Enhance Native Arts Programs
Each of the participating TCUs will receive $100,000 to enrich their curricula by integrating Indigenous education values and incorporate Native knowledge, language, and cultural practices.
