Policy and Education Experts to Speak on Native Family Engagement in Early...
William (Bill) Mendoza, Executive Director of the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education, Oglala-Sicangu Lakota, and a professional educator with experience as a teacher...
View ArticleAT&T Grows Next Generation of Native American Leaders Through 22-Year...
Waylon Ballew (Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation/Northern Cheyenne) believes tradition is an important part of higher education. In order for him to be a community leader, Waylon said he must carry...
View ArticleCollege Fund Takes Gen-I Challenge, Pledges Support for White House...
The American Indian College Fund Takes Gen-I Challenge, Pledges Support for White House Initiative for Native Youth
View ArticleTribal College President and Students Honored by the College Fund and Adolph...
The American Indian College Fund will honor American Indian scholarship recipients at its 2014-15 Student of the Year reception at the American Indian Higher Education Consortium Student Conference in...
View ArticleThe Coca-Cola Foundation and the College Fund Honor First-Generation...
The Coca Cola Foundation and the American Indian College Fund honored 36 American Indian scholarship recipients at its 2014-15 Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship banquet at the American Indian...
View ArticleCollege Fund's 25th Anniversary LA Gala April 11
American Indian College Fund's LA Gala April 11 to feature Jeff Bridges & The Abiders
View ArticlePendleton Adds Two New Blanket Designs to Benefit College Fund
Pendleton Woolen Mills added two new blanket designs to its American Indian College Fund line.
View ArticleThe Walt Disney Company Invests in Young Native American Leaders With a...
The American Indian College Fund (the College Fund) announced that The Walt Disney Company has committed $250,000 to create The Walt Disney Company American Indian College Fund Scholarship Program. The...
View Article25th Anniversary LA Gala Honors Founders
Founders of the American Indian College Fund were honored at the 25th Anniversary Gala in Los Angeles on April 11.
View ArticleJim Belushi and The Sacred Hearts to Perform at College Fundâs 25th...
The American Indian College Fund (the College Fund) has signed Jim Belushi and The Sacred Hearts to perform live at its 25th Anniversary Gala, to be held Friday, May 8 from 6:30-10:30 p.m. at the...
View ArticleCounty Commissioner of Cook County, Illinois Honors College Fund with Resolution
On Wednesday, April 29, the Honorable Stanley Moore, County Commissioner for Cook County, today passed a Resolution with the Cook County Board of Commissioners in Illinois to honor and recognize the...
View ArticleCheryl Crazy Bull Appears at D.C.Generation Indigenous Meeting; Michelle...
First Lady Michelle Obama Supports Native Youth for Generation Indigenous
View ArticleChicago Gala Honors Founders, Jim Belushi Stresses Importance of Education
The American Indian College Fund (the College Fund) celebrated its 25th Gala in Chicago, Illinois at the historic Drake Hotel. Two hundred attendees gathered to honor two of its founders at the event...
View ArticleCollege Fund Announces Early Childhood Education Partnership at Clinton...
American Indian College Fund Announces Clinton Global Initiative (CGI America) Commitment to Action Recognizing Partnership with Brazelton Touchpoints Center to Train Early Childhood Educators in...
View ArticlePresident Crazy Bullâs Native Education Expertise Featured on Aspen...
Check out the piece by American Indian College Fund President Cheryl Crazy Bull in the July/August 2015 issue of The Aspen Journal of Ideas blog. With more than 30 years of experience in Native higher...
View ArticleCollege Fund President Named As Top 50 Leaders in Indian Country
President Cheryl Crazy Bull was named as one of the 50 Faces of Indian Country in Indian Country Today magazine for her lifelong contributions to Native education.
View ArticleBlackbaud Conference Attendees to Learn from Top College Fund IT Pro
Nonprofit professionals nationwide can learn how to grow their careers as well as the best technology practices in the field from Joshua Bekerman, Information and Technology Services Manager for the...
View ArticleCollege Fund President to Speak on Social Justice and Race Reconciliation...
Community members interested in social justice for American Indians and race reconciliation can learn from Cheryl Crazy Bull, President and CEO of the American Indian College Fund. Crazy Bull will...
View ArticleCollege Fund Scholarship Expert Addresses Native Student Challenges
National scholarship providers are often unaware of the special challenges American Indian students face when entering college. Tiffany Gusbeth, a member of the Northern Cheyenne tribe and a Program...
View ArticleChicago Education Event to Address Increasing Number of American Indian...
Less than 1% of American Indian students are in college today, and only 13% today have a college degreeâhalf of the national averageâmaking them the most underserved group in America. The American...
View ArticleCollege Fund to Present Social, Cultural Impact of Tribal Colleges At...
Denver-based American Indian College Fund will present a session on the community and socio-cultural return on investment that tribal colleges and universities bring to their communities at the...
View ArticleCollege Fund Presents Findings: Community Early Childhood Learning Benefits...
Involving families and community members in the development of culturally relevant education programs for their early-childhood aged children improves their skills and academic readiness, according to...
View ArticleCollege Fund Transforms Early Childhood Education with W.K. Kellogg...
With the help of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation five years ago, the American Indian College Fund launched its Sacred Little Ones early childhood education program at four tribal colleges. The program...
View ArticleBBB Names College Fund a Top Charity
At the American Indian College Fund we know there are many charities and causes that are deserving of your support. As part of a campaign to encourage donors to give wisely, the Better Business...
View ArticleTribal Colleges Are Role Models for Diversity
The nation's universities look to tribal colleges and other minority-serving institutions for guidance on diversity and providing an inclusive environment for student success. The American Indian...
View ArticleGala Featuring Broadway Star Michael Cavanaugh to Increase Native College...
Less than 13% of American Indian students have earned a college degreeâhalf of the national average. You can help change that. The American Indian College Fund Gala will be held March 1, 2016 from...
View ArticleAd Campaign Aims to Grow Enrollment of American Indian College Students...
At the center of the American Indian College Fundâs new campaign is a staggering statisticâless than 1 percent of college students are American Indian. The College Fund joined forces with longtime...
View ArticleGrotto Foundation Grants $25,000 to Revitalize Lakota Language in Early...
By the next century, nearly half of the roughly 6,000 languages spoken on Earth will disappear, according to estimates by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)....
View ArticleCollege Fund Launches Stand With Us Campaign to Increase Natives in College
College Fund launches Stand With Native Students campaign to increase number of American Indian college students.
View ArticleThe College Fund and Adolph Coors Foundation honor Tribal College President...
The American Indian College Fund honored American Indian scholarship recipients at its 2015-16 Student of the Year reception at the American Indian Higher Education Consortium Student Conference in...
View ArticleThe Coca-Cola Foundation, The College Fund Honor First-Generation Native...
The Coca Cola Foundation and the American Indian College Fund honored 36 American Indian scholarship recipients at its 2015-16 Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship banquet at the American Indian...
View ArticleThe College Fund Launches New Community-Based Two-Year ECE Program at Five...
The American Indian College Fund, in collaboration with five tribal colleges and universities and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, has launched a new early childhood education initiative that includes the...
View ArticlePendleton Naskan Saddle Blanket
Pendleton Woolen Mills has released the newest blanket in its American Indian College Fund blanket line, from which a portion of the proceeds benefit the College Fund.
View ArticleMay 5 Chicago Luncheon Postponed
The American Indian College Luncheon scheduled for Thursday, May 5 at 11 a.m. at the Chicago Hilton has been postponed until the fall of 2016.
View ArticleCollege Fund Receives Grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Increase...
The American Indian College Fund will create pathways to college for Native American youth to improve access to college, thanks to a $2.4 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The...
View Article1. Yazzie-Mintz, Early Childhood Expert, Receives Harvard Award
Congratulations to the American Indian College Fundâs Tarajean Yazzie-Mintz, the 2016 recipient of Harvard Graduate School of Educationâs Alumni Council Award for Outstanding Contribution to...
View ArticleCollege Fund Honored in NYC for Native Cultural Festival
Drums Along the Hudson, a New York non-profit organization that sponsors an annual music and multi-cultural festival in celebrating American Indian contributions to the environment and culture, has...
View ArticleCongratulations to Our Graduates!
We salute all of our graduates who are embarking on new chapters in their lives with a college degree.
View ArticleEducation is Social Justice
Malcolm Macleod, President of the Johnson Scholarship Foundation, supports scholarships as a social justice tool for equity in higher education.
View ArticleShakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community donates $50,000 to American Indian...
Donation benefits programs to provide access to higher education for Native American students
View ArticleCollege Fund President to Advise Project on Native Perceptions
Cheryl Crazy Bull, American Indian College Fund President and CEO, will lend her expertise on a 20-person advisory committee of Native leaders, influential stakeholders, and racial equity experts for...
View ArticleCollege Fund Joins Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions in Campaign
The American Indian College Fund (the College Fund) joins The Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) and its partners in announcing a new data-driven national campaign focused on...
View ArticleNew American Indian College Fund Publication Shares Ways to Help Native...
American Indian students have the lowest college graduation rate in the country, at just over 13%. In a new publication from the American Indian College Fund, several tribal colleges and universities...
View ArticleSalt Partners with College Fund to Empower Underserved Students Planning and...
Salt®, the best-in-class education-consumer literacy program provided by the nonprofit American Student Assistance®, is pleased to announce a partnership with the American Indian College Fund (the...
View ArticleCollege Fund Staff Shares Ways to Improve Native Student Success at NIEA
American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIAN) have the lowest higher education attainment rates for people age 25 and older in the United States. Several American Indian College Fund professionals shared...
View ArticlePendleton® Weaves New 2016 American Indian College Fund Blanket
Naskan Saddle Blanket Celebrates Cultural Story of Johano-ai â and Giving Back to Students
View ArticleCollege Fund to Help Educators Create College Culture for Native Students at...
American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) have the lowest higher education enrollment numbers and education attainment levels for people age 25 and older of any ethnic or racial group in the United...
View ArticleAmerican Indian College Fund Named American Indian Non-Profit of the Year
The American Indian College Fund was named the American Indian non-profit of the year by the Rocky Mountain Indian Chamber of Commerce at its American Indian Achievement Awards Gala in Denver.
View ArticleThe College Fundâs Post-Election Message
The American Indian College Fundâs mission is transforming higher education by providing American Indians with funding for access to a higher education while also creating public awareness of this...
View ArticleAT&T Contributes $1 Mil to Help Native Youth Graduate and Succeed in College
Native American Youth Programs Receive More than $1 Million from AT&T to Help Students Graduate and Succeed in College Initiatives Established with the American Indian College Fund and George...
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