EDUCATION

The American Indian College Fund has named Sandra Boham, president of Salish Kootenai College, as its Tribal College and University Honoree of the Year.

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For educators with little to no experience teaching online, migrating to a virtual classroom can be daunting. This simple, easy-to-use guide offers a selection of resources on basic skills and best practices for online instruction.

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Veteran TCU leader Tom Davis discusses the passage of the 1994 Land Grant Act and how it opened up new opportunities for tribal colleges.

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In 1994, Congress designated 26 tribal colleges as land grant institutions through the Equity in Educational Land-grant Status Act. This video explores how three such institutions are uplifting tribal communities.

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Suni S. Vizcarra Wood of the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) is the recipient of the 2020 TCJ Student Best Film Award for his original work,

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Boham was chosen for the award for her outstanding contributions to American Indian higher education.

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“The most challenging part of this (COVID-19) spread, and adhering to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) protocol is the transition from face-to-face to online instruction,” said Diné College Provost Geraldine Garrity, Ed.D.

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Tribal colleges and universities – which serve more than 16,000 Native American students – have been hard hit by the coronavirus, as they try to support some of the poorest student populations in remote rural areas with limited technology and funds.

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All students at BCC will have a counselor assigned to them over the course of the semester. The academic counselor will provide “weekly check-ins.” Additionally, they will be available for advocacy, academic/mental health support, and access to resources.

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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Navajo Technical University (NTU) has extended its spring break by one week and will resume operations on April 6,

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Some in-person instruction will have to continue for the college’s CTE courses. Baker tells Your News Leader face-to-face instruction will be limited, and there will be no more than three people allowed in a classroom at a time, including the instructor.

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In an effort to “do right by the students,” SKC is moving from offering an associate degree to a full four-year Bachelor of Science degree in nursing.

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“For students, this online format was most challenging because many students lack computers, internet and cell phones,” Garrity said.

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Since time immemorial, Indigenous peoples have respected and listened to the Earth and all her inhabitants. With the spread of COVID-19, those lessons are more essential than ever.

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The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) has reaffirmed the regional accreditation of Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (FDLTCC) in Cloquet, Minnesota.

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Early Thursday morning, the U.S. Senate passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), which allocated urgently needed funding to tribal colleges and universities (TCUs).

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Alaska Pacific University (APU) has announced the appointment of Valerie Nurr’araaluk Davidson as its next president. When Davidson succeeds current APU President Bob Onders on April 25th,

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As we hunker down and wait out the COVID-19 virus, we must each reflect on what we can do to help someone else get to the other side.

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The American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) is calling on all of us to phone and email our representatives and senators to request special, set-aside funding for tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) to confront and help mitigate the coronavirus pandemic that is hitting our communities.

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The funding was made possible by the Looping in Native Communities (LINC) Act, which created the LINC network grant that provides funding to tribal colleges and reservations without tribal colleges for the creation of an online database.

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