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A collaborative program between Tohono O’odham Community College and the University of Arizona focuses on helping tribal college students transfer successfully to larger universities.
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TCU Esports League Hosts Logo Design Contest
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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Not for Sale: Tribal Colleges and Sovereignty in the Age of Datafication
The pursuit of big data and profits has commodified nearly every aspect of human life. As intellectual hubs, tribal colleges are working to strengthen Indigenous data sovereignty.
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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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TMC’s Teacher Ed Program Celebrates 25 Years
Grounded in cultural relevance and academic rigor, the program at Turtle Mountain College was designed to address the unique needs of Indigenous students and communities.
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Honoring James Lester Davis
Dr. Davis served as president of Turtle Mountain College, dean of education at United Tribes Technical College, and as a board member of the American Indian College Fund, Haskell Indian Nations University, and the AIHEC.
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ND Tribal College System Releases 2024 Economic Impact Study
The study found that from 2022-2023 Tribal Colleges added $169.5 million to North Dakota’s economy, the equivalent of supporting 2,106 jobs.
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USDA to Contribute Over One Million to Four Tribal Colleges in North Dakota
The colleges to receive the funds will be the United Tribes Technical College, Turtle Mountain College, Cankdeska Cikana Community College and Sitting Bull College.
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Turtle Mountain College Receives $1.9 million to Establish Research Opportunity Center
The center — staffed by a research coordinator and a data manager, both newly-created positions — will help facilitate research and innovation on the campus, according to a project abstract.
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TCU Building Bridges Grant Program Selects First Cohort
AIHEC and NASA created the program to broaden TCU student participation in STEM programs through projects that support course and curriculum development, expand research, and increase student engagement.
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TMCC Receives Million-Dollar Grant for Cybersecurity Clinic
The new clinic at Turtle Mountain Community College will give students the opportunity to learn cybersecurity and AI skills in a hands-on manner while simultaneously helping to protect vulnerable organizations and critical infrastructure from cyber-attacks.
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UND, Tribal Colleges Get $1M Grant for Indigenous Humanities Education
“The grant provides a foundation to enhance tribal college and university capacity to enhance humanities offerings, as well as archival, and digital archival efforts, on tribal campuses on behalf of our respective nations,” said Leander McDonald, president of United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck.
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DOE Awards $3M to Support Clean Energy Transition at Tribal Colleges
The funding will assist Blackfeet Community College in Montana and Turtle Mountain Community College in North Dakota in lowering their operating expenses and building a solid foundation for clean energy education.
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Catalyst for Community Change: The Story of Career and Technical Education at Turtle Mountain Community College
TMCC has served as both an anchor and a transformational institution for the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. At the root of it all is the college’s ever-burgeoning CTE programs.
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Turtle Mountain Community College Receives $500,000 to Bolster Diverse Workforce
The grant will enhance education curriculum for building construction and electrical trades to recruit and train a skilled workforce of American Indian and Alaska Native students.
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Danny Luecke of Turtle Mountain Community College and Dr. David Sanders of American Indian College Fund Co-author Research on Growing Math and Dakota/Lakota Language Fluency Together
Their work looks at how to connect language and culture in the tribal college math classroom and has contributed to a change in the theory of knowledge incorporated at tribal colleges and universities
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College Fund Examines TCU Program Development and Student Success
The focus of the American Indian College Fund’s latest study includes TCU student support services, program development and review, and sustainability.
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College Fund Conducts TCU Student Support Services Research
The American Indian College Fund conducted interviews, reviewed literature, and assessed strategic plans to determine how success is defined at TCUs and to illuminate the programs and activities that support students.
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College Fund Program Supports Native Teacher Education and Employment
The American Indian College Fund is seeking to increase the number of Native students pursuing teaching careers and to ensure the continuity and sustainability of Indigenous knowledge and lifeways in Native communities.
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Indigenous Innovation Network Looks to Transform Tribal Communities
The American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) and a group of tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) are working to bring Industry 4.0 to Indian Country.
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North Dakota Tribal College System Announces Statewide Apprenticeship Program in Partnership with Hess Corporation, Halliburton and Nabors Industries
Over the next four years, Hess will invest $12 million to provide tuition assistance, stipends and other support for establishing apprenticeships in a variety of industries designed by each of the state’s five tribal colleges based on the local job market and needs of their tribal communities.
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Research with a Purpose: Decolonizing Methodologies at Turtle Mountain Community College
Decolonizing research means collaborating with Native peoples, not merely studying them. Faculty at one tribal college explain how this is their guiding principle, advancing knowledge and benefiting the community.
