Tag: Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs)

Community Colleges

ACCT Offers New Ways for Rural and Tribal Colleges to Connect and Grow

Rural colleges and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) could be strengthened by federal and statewide efforts to make broadband connection a telecommunications utility, through better funding, and more support for student’s basic mental health care needs. That’s the findings of the Association of Community College Trustees (AACT), who spent 18 months researching the issue at hundreds of institutions across the nation.

July 15, 2021

African-American

Middlebury Institute of International Studies Creates Scholarship for HBCU, HSI and TCU Alumni

The Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey has created a scholarship for alumni of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) and Tribal colleges and universities (TCUs), according to Middlebury officials. Alumni of such schools – starting with students admitted for fall 2021 – will receive a $10,000 annual scholarship for a master’s […]

April 8, 2021

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Tribal Colleges and Universities Provide Support, Affordable Degrees to Native Students

Attending tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) positively impacts outcomes for many Native American students. Based on the survey report, “Alumni of Tribal Colleges and Universities Better Their Communities,” Native American students who attend TCUs benefit significantly more from their college experience compared to peers who attend non-TCUs.

November 11, 2019

Latinx

The Future of Research and Practice about MSIs

Today, there are more than 700 Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) designated by the federal government that represent 14 percent of all degree granting institutions of higher education. These institutions enroll nearly 30 percent of all undergraduates in the U.S. and carry the heavy load of ensuring the success of a student population that is majority Pell Eligible and students of color, two populations that are often overlooked.

June 26, 2019

Community Colleges

Achieving the Dream Celebrates 15 Years with DREAM Conference in February

Since 2004, Achieving the Dream (ATD) – a national, nonprofit leading organization that has helped more than 4 million community college students achieve academic success and close opportunity gaps – will hold its 15th annual DREAM convening in Long Beach, CA from Feb. 19-22.

January 5, 2019

Students

Report Highlights MSIs as ‘Underutilized Resource’ for Strengthening STEM Workforce

Providing early research experiences and creating supportive campus environments are among the promising and intentional strategies outlined in a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine focused on the impact and role of minority-serving institutions (MSIs) in producing graduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

December 19, 2018

News Roundup

AIHEC Commends Passage of New Bill that Benefits Tribal Institutions

The American Indian Higher Education Consortium  has announced its support of the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, which will provide tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) with increased resources and equity. The legislation is comprised of provisions from the Cultivating Resources, Opportunity, Prosperity and Sustainability for Indian County (CROPS) Act, introduced by Senate Indian Affairs […]

December 16, 2018

Native Americans

Tribal Colleges and Native Organizations are ‘Growing Their Own’ Faculty

Native American leaders and organizations point out that there is high demand for educators at Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) as the institutions seek to prepare their students to become nationbuilders and sustain the history and vibrancy of Native cultures and languages.

November 19, 2018

Students

Examining the Role of TCUs in Native Student Success and Retention

Higher education leaders can take cues from Tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) to better support Native American students, according to a research brief sponsored by the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) at the University of Pennsylvania.

November 16, 2018

Native Americans

Delaware Tribe of Indians Enter into Partnership Aimed to Educate

A new partnership between a Pennsylvania university and a Native American tribe aims to increase cultural awareness among students and establish a new curriculum at the institution. East Stroudsburg University (ESU) and the Delaware Tribe of Indians signed a Memorandum of Understanding in September.

November 15, 2018

News Roundup

Navajo Technical University Programs Receive ABET Approval

The electrical and industrial engineering programs at Navajo Technical University (NTU) were recently approved for accreditation by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). NTU’s approval makes it the first Tribal College or university (TCU) to offer ABET-accredited engineering programs, according to the Tribal College Journal. The TCU’s accreditation is retroactive and extends back […]

October 9, 2018

Native Americans

UNC Pembroke Awarded $1.1M to Support American Indian School Administrators

The University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP) School of Education recently received a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to increase the number of American Indian administrators in the state’s public school districts with a large American Indian student population, university officials said. The five-year grant will support the First Americans’ […]

October 4, 2018