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Tribal college leaders urge protections for TCUs and back Haskell Indian Nations University improvement plan
Summary
Tribal college leaders told a Senate committee that Title III core grants and Pell aid are essential to TCUs and endorsed language to give Haskell Indian Nations University a federal charter while urging protections for continuing funding and accreditation.
Tribal college leaders told the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs that tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) rely on Department of Education funding, Title III core grants and Pell grants for institutional stability and the delivery of community programs.
Anawake Rose, president and CEO of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, told senators that AIHEC’s 34 accredited TCUs operate more than 90 campuses and sites, serve students from over 250 federally recognized tribes and enroll about 25,000 students this year. She said Title III…
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