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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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Diné College will move to a four-day work week beginning March 23, 2020, and majority of employees will work remotely. The move is in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

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Baskets were filled with toilet paper, laundry soap, dish soap, disinfectant cleaning supplies, paper towels and more.

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Blackfeet Community College (BCC) will be closed March 16-20. The college's spring break is the following week and will remain closed until the 27th. BCC administrators are developing online courses and working to find a solution for students without internet access, according to BCC Vice President Carol Murray.

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Wingate High School student Terri Joe never tried wood burning art until the opportunity came up at the Diné Maker Nation Faire at Navajo Technical University.

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Due to the coronavirus outbreak in South Dakota, Oglala Lakota College (OLC) President Thomas Shortbull announced that there will no longer be face-to-face classes with a faculty member for the remainder of the spring semester.

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The College says, during the four week period, it will continuously assess the COVID-19 status within the community, the state, and the nation, and act accordingly.

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According to Lisa Harmon, the college’s nursing program director, entry-level requirements for nurses worldwide are trending toward a mandatory bachelor’s degree and the nursing department at SKC is leading the way for tribal colleges by initiating this change.

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“Prevention is our big focus,” RLNC President Dan King said Thursday. King said the school is well-prepared to go online-only, due to often needing to close for days at a time during harsh weather conditions.

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The state Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force has awarded its first $25,000 grant to Blackfeet Community College to develop what will be the first piece in a statewide tribal network tracking missing Native American persons.

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