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A private law and public policy graduate school in central Vermont is making one of its scholarships available to members of state-recognized tribes for the first time.
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NATCHITOCHES, La.—The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana and Northwestern State University (NSU) signed an agreement this week to advance economic development and research opportunities for both partners.
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Tribal Colleges and Universities can now access a $15 million funding opportunity in the federal government’s latest push to bring renewable energy to Indian Country.
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The chief executive of a Michigan tribal economic development firm has been invited to speak as a guest lecturer this week at Harvard University’s prestigious John F. Kennedy School of Government.
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and Indiana University South Bend (IU South Bend) have renewed and expanded a tuition grant award for eligible citizens of the tribe.
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DENVER — Lilly Endowment Inc. is backing the American Indian College Fund with a new $38 million grant to support tribal colleges and universities and improve access to education for American Indian and Alaska Native students.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the American Indian Science and Engineering Society have signed a partnership agreement that provides Native American students with access to science, technology, engineering and math job and educational opportunities at the agency.
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MISSOULA, Mont. — A University of Montana program aimed at elevating Native Americans in STEM education has secured a $250,000 gift from the Cognizant Foundation.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — The William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada Las Vegas has appointed John Tahsuda and Jennifer Carleton as distinguished fellows to lead the law school’s Indian Nations Gaming and Governance Program.
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President Joe Biden’s cancellation of $10,000 in student loan debt for standard borrowers and $20,000 in debt for Pell Grant recipients could have a profound effect on Indigenous graduates.