Tag: Native American students
SACNAS Celebrates 50 Years of Success in STEM Diversity
The Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. For the past five decades, SACNAS...
Navajo Tech Becomes First Tribal College to Offer PhD
Navajo Technical University recently launched a new accredited doctoral program in Diné culture and language sustainability, making it the first tribal college to offer...
$38 Million Grant to Support Native College Students
The American Indian College Fund recently received a five-year, $38 million grant from the Lilly Endowment to support American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN)...
$2.5 Million Grants Target Diversity in STEM
Six universities will each receive $2.5 million through the Driving Change initiative, a project that supports building more inclusive learning environments in the subjects...
Education Department Grant to Help Nevada Native American Students Prepare for...
A $3.7 million Native Youth Community Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Indian Education will be used to prepare nearly...
National Native American Heritage Month: Celebrating the Nation’s First Tribal College
In honor of the 32nd annual National Native American Heritage Month celebrated in November, INSIGHT explores the history and importance of Diné College, the...
Targeted Initiatives Reduce Tuition Costs for Indigenous Students
Over the past year, a wave of higher education institutions and state governments have worked to reduce the cost of college for Indigenous students....
Land-Grant Universities Establish Leadership Positions to Repair Relations with Native American...
In 2020, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative report by High Country News magazine exposed how a multitude of higher education institutions across the U.S. have...
University of Utah to Waive Tuition for Indigenous Students
In spring 2023, Native American students who are members of Utah’s eight federally recognized tribes will be eligible for a tuition waiver at the...
Portland State University Offers Tuition Discount to Out-of-State Native American Students
Portland State University (PSU) recently announced that it will offer in-state tuition to any student from across the U.S. who is a member of...
The University of Arizona Announces Tuition-Free Education for Native American Undergraduates
Native American undergraduates from 22 federally recognized tribes in Arizona will no longer have to pay tuition or mandatory fees to attend the University...
American Indian College Fund Launches New Teacher Program to Increase Native...
The American Indian College Fund will soon launch a teacher education program to increase the number of Indigenous educators that serve in rural and...
Oklahoma State University Takes Major Steps to Fight Health Disparities for...
Nearly all marginalized populations in the U.S. face hurdles to accessing health care, and Native Americans are no exception. Poverty, provider shortages, cultural differences,...
University of Montana Gives $300,000 Endowment to Native American Student Association
The University of Montana (UM) gave a $300,000 endowment to the Kyiyo Native American Student Association during a ceremony on campus this week honoring...
Advocates for Native American Rights Push Law Schools to Expand Indigenous...
On June 1, the U.S. Supreme Court announced a unanimous landmark decision on tribal sovereignty by granting tribal police the right to investigate and...
SUNY Cortland Program Places Qualified Teachers of Color in Urban Schools
Pushing open the doors to the school’s gym, a visitor is struck by the joyful noise of children exercising to pop music. Mr. D,...
