The Collective Spirit and Unifying Voice of our Nation's Tribal Colleges and Universities | |
TCU Students Apply Now for the AIHEC Student Congress! | |
Tribal College & University Students! Now is the time to apply for the AIHEC Student Congress. The application deadline has been extended to March 7, 2024. For more information and to apply: | |
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This solicitation is offered for support of two types of projects, a TCUP Hub and faculty-led topical interest groups (TIGs).
Upcoming due dates
Full proposal 2024
May 31 2024 - Deadline date
TCUP Hub
September 3 2024 - Deadline date
TIGs
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U.S. Department of Education Releases Voter Toolkit | |
EVENTS & WEBINARS TO CHECK OUT | | |
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Department of Education’s 2nd Annual “YOU Belong in STEM” Convening | |
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The U.S. Department of Education will host its “YOU Belong in STEM” annual convening in Washington DC on April 11, 2024. The purpose of the initiative is to highlight and elevate examples of the Department’s investments that have demonstrated success in strengthening the sense of belonging in STEM for students and educators. The theme for this year’s convening is “From Commitments to Action – The Power of Belonging in STEM.”
The Department of Education is requesting proposal submissions from ED STEM grantees and other organizations/individuals interested in presenting their work, partnerships, and evidenced-based solutions centered on belonging in STEM. The Department is also interested in learning how your bold commitment(s) will advance STEM education in America. The proposal submissions and commitment updates are due Friday, March 1st.
1. Submit a session proposal to feature your work by April 11, 2024, YOU Belong in STEM convening: HERE
2. Share your 2024 YOU Belong in STEM commitment HERE
3. Email us a 2-minute video describing the impact of your YOU Belong in STEM work.
We are eager to highlight your quantitative and qualitative wins to advance our collective goals. Include your name, organization name, your commitment, and your progress update. Bonus points for creativity!
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Attend HRSA’s informational webinar exclusively for tribal communities to learn more about the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs. HRSA staff will also answer participants’ questions on these programs during this webinar for health care students, professionals and facilities serving tribal communities. Register for the webinar on Wednesday, March 14, 2024, from 3:00-4:00 p.m. ET.
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Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative – 2024 Youth Leadership Summit | |
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The Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative (IFAI) focuses on putting tribal sovereignty in food sovereignty, promoting tribally driven solutions to revitalize and advance traditional food systems and diversify economic development. IFAI will be hosting its 2024 Youth Summit July 15-23rd at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The purpose of the Summit is to allow participants to dive deeper into their interests and develop real-world solutions. The areas covered during the Youth Summit include:
· Agricultural Business and Finance
· Land Stewardship and Conversation
· Agricultural Law and Policy
· Nutrition and Health
· Animal Science
The Summit is open to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian youth, ages 18-24. Applicants selected to attend the Summit will receive a travel scholarship. The deadline for applications is April 1, 2024, at 11:59 CT.
For more information, please contact Summer Wilkie (swilkie@uark.edu) or visit the Youth Summit Webpage.
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- Who should apply?: Undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and early career scientists currently attending or affiliated with a Tribal College or University or affiliates of Native American Tribes. Invited participants will have experience and interests in relevant disciplines, which may include ecology, environmental science, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, natural resource management, or similar.
- When: June 10th-13th, 2024 with additional pre-training sessions
- Where: University of Colorado, Boulder
- Cost: This training is funded by NASA and ESIIL at no cost to the participant. Participants' travel costs, lodging, and meals will be fully covered.
- This program will be tailored to the interests and needs of the participants while being led by experts in the field from NASA and ESIIL.
Apply HERE by March 24th, 2024. Applicants will be informed about the status of their application by April 5th.
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U.S. INDIGENOUS DATA SOVEREIGNTY & GOVERNANCE SUMMIT 2024
April 11-12 | Tucson, AZ - Indigenous Peoples in the US have a long history of taking sovereign action to protect and steward their data, knowledges, cultural heritage, specimens, and relatives through research codes, Tribal Historic Preservation Offices, and protocols. Yet, there are no national policies that address the data rights and needs for Indigenous Peoples in the US. Leveraging the affirmation of these rights within the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, this gathering will bring together Indigenous Peoples and allies to create a collective force of action; connect Indigenous community data efforts with each other and with the international Indigenous Data Sovereignty movement; and develop priorities for Indigenous data governance in the US.
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Join the Impact Academy! Applications due March 31
Deans for Impact is accepting applications for Impact Academy, a year-long fellowship for deans and leaders in educator preparation who are interested in growing their ability to lead transformative change. Leaders will receive 1:1 coaching, participate in monthly cohort learning sessions, and engage in peer consultancies aimed at grounding their leadership and programs in practices that champion rigorous, equitable, and inclusive learning experiences for aspiring teachers and the PK-12 students they’ll serve.
Learn more and apply at deansforimpact.org/impact-academy or reach out directly to Jim Heal, Senior Program Director, at jheal@deansforimpact.org.
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Hosted by Red Lake Nation College
March 5-7, 2024
Concordia College
235 Hamline Ave. N.
St. Paul, MN 55104
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2024 Creative Writing, Art, & Film Contest
DEADLINES
Creative Writing Contest: February 9, 2024
Cover Art Contest: March 15, 2024
Film Contest: March 15, 2024
Publication Date: August 26, 2024
Who: The contest is open to ALL tribal college students currently enrolled at an AIHEC-member institution.
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JOB/INTERNSHIP
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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The American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) – the collective spirit and unifying voice of the Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) - is searching for talented and resourceful leader to execute an inspiring and compelling vision, direction, and strategy to usher AIHEC into its new chapter.
Find the full job description here and apply today!
https://jobs.lever.co/WorkRenewed/8deead7f-ba9b-4f15-b2a4-cdfff4bee495
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Diné bizaad, one of the most widely spoken Indigenous languages in the US, serves as a harbinger for all Native languages. And Navajo Tech is the guardian, creating new programs and putting language sustainability at its very core. | | |
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Lakota/Dakota Text Anthology Project Underway | |
With funding from the NEH and San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, a TCU-based editorial group is addressing the lack of reading texts and instruction materials for Lakota/Dakota language courses. | |
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Call for Stories: Sacred Places
The Tribal College Journal is gearing up for its big fall issue and this year's theme is Sacred Places. TCJ is accepting story ideas for the upcoming issue.
Sacred places are central to nearly all Native communities in North America. Although steps have been taken to protect certain sites, others remain endangered or threatened by urbanization, resource exploitation, or other forms of development. What role can tribal colleges play in the protection of sacred places? How do specific sacred places factor into the histories of those Native nations with tribal colleges? How does knowledge and respect for sacred places find form in TCU curricula?
- Deadline for feature story suggestions: February 26, 2024 (Extended)
- Features deadline: April 12, 2024
- On Campus featurettes deadline: April 19, 2024
For more information or if you would like to submit a story idea, send to:
Bradley Shreve, Editor
bradley@tribalcollegejournal.org
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AIHEC Welcomes Our New Team Members | |
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Isabelle Burke
Health Initiatives Communications Coordinator
| Izzy Burke joins AIHEC with a background in nonprofit communications and grant management, as well as a strong commitment to grassroots organizing aimed at building more diverse, empowered, and resilient communities. In her previous role at the D.C.-based nonprofit Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA, she was hired as a Program Assistant and within two years worked her way up to Associate Program Officer where she managed a portfolio of grant projects to strengthen the U.S.-Japan relationship. | |
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Prior to her work at Sasakawa USA, Izzy volunteered and interned at various nonprofit cultural institutions including the Japan Society of New York City, the Fralin Museum of Art in Charlottesville, VA, and the University of Virginia’s Center for American English Language and Culture. In each of these roles, she supported programming aimed at expanding services and outreach to connect with underserved and underrepresented communities, particularly immigrants and English as a Second Language (ESL) learners. | | |
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Amy Chen
Program Director, Open Education Network
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Amy Hildreth Chen is the Open Education Network Program Director at AIHEC. Amy was drawn to AIHEC due to its mission to support indigenous knowledge and the Open Education movement as a means by which to pursue educational equity. She’s most looking forward to learning more about the unique culture at each TCU!
Previously, Amy served as a project manager at two life science companies and as a librarian at the Universities of Iowa and Alabama. Amy received her doctorate in English from Emory University.
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Kaya DeerInWater
Tribal Ecological Restoration Specialist Plant Ecologist
| Kaya DeerInWater is from the Citizen Band of Potawatomi and lives in Wasétenak (Grand Rapids, Michigan) with his wife and three children. He received his undergraduate degree from University of California Davis in Ecological Restoration and Management. He is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Biocultural Restoration at SUNY-ESF in Syracuse, New York. His research focuses on the plant knowledge within the Citizen Potawatomi communities in Central Oklahoma. | |
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Kaya has previously served as a research assistant on a large-scale riparian ecological restoration project, team lead on a post-fire ecological monitoring project with the U.S. Forest Service, Community Garden Manager for the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Inter-Tribal Food Systems Coordinator for the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin and Great Lakes Intertribal Food Coalition, and various contract positions supporting Indigenous Lifeways, specifically Indigenous seed keeping and plant knowledge. He strives to support Native communities in developing relationships with plants and the land through reconnection with place-based Indigenous knowledge of culturally significant plants.
I chose to work for AIHEC because I am passionate about working with tribal nations and communities to develop and strengthen ways Native people can continue to learn from and care for the land. I am looking forward to connecting with tribal educators, students, and AIHEC partners to collaboratively approach the ways we all can rekindle our relationship to the land and each other.
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John Diaz
Equity, Education Innovation, and Research Specialist
| John's research focuses on issues of equity within education policy, critical approaches to school finance, and culturally responsive and equitable systems development. For nearly a decade, John has provided fiscal technical assistance to state and local education agencies as an researcher with WestEd, the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education, as well as the University of Southern California Rossier School of Education. John holds an MA in Public Administration with emphasis in public sector finance from The University | |
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of Southern California and is a Ph.D. student at UC San Diego in the Education Studies department.
I chose AIHEC because I am invested in conducting research and policy analysis that disrupts patterns of inequity, transforms learning environments, and serves communities in restorative ways. I chose to work in education because I believe good stewardship as well as innovative use of school resources are some of the most tangible ways that systemic inequalities can be dismantled, and I want to devote my life to building capacity within educational systems to maximize their impact in doing so.
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USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture New Funding Opportunity | |
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced a new funding opportunity for the Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program (MSP). The purpose of this program is to support recruiting, engaging, retaining, and mentoring, and training committed multicultural scholars. Eligible participants include Land-grant institutions, colleges and universities that have significant minority enrollments, etc.
The deadline for applications is Monday, April 1, 2024.
For more information on MSP, please visit their website.
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AIHEC Launches the Sweetgrass Student Research Video Series | |
As part of AIHEC’s health initiatives, students and their mentors from seven different tribal colleges created videos to explain their biomedical and environmental science research projects. | |
U.S. Department of Education Announces Latest Steps to Support Schools and Students with Better FAFSA | |
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The U.S. Department of Education (Department) today announced additional steps to help colleges prepare to process student financial aid forms as efficiently as possible. The Department’s top priority is to ensure students can access the maximum financial aid possible to help them pursue their higher education goals and bring college in reach for more Americans. Since the new 2024–25 FAFSA form became available on Dec. 30, nearly 4 million forms have been successfully submitted.
- Significantly reducing verification requirements.
- Suspending new routine program reviews.
- Providing additional flexibility on recertification.
Deploying expertise, funding, and tools to help colleges make the most of Better FAFSA
- Deploying federal personnel.
- Dedicating funding to provide technical assistance and support.
- Delivering test student financial aid records by the end of the week.
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Call for Indigenous Knowledge Student Research Projects | The application period is now open for the Indigenous Knowledge Research Track Program developed by AISES - Advancing Indigenous People in STEM, with support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Tribal Relations. | |
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Up to 20 students will be selected this application cycle. Eligible applicants include current high school, undergraduate, and graduate students in the United States. The deadline for applications is Friday, March 8, 2024. Awardees will be notified by the end of March. If interested, please complete the Indigenous Knowledge Track Research Program Application.
For questions and comments regarding the application or program, contact Sky Wildcat at swildcat@aises.org.
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Launched by U.S. National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, the Responsible Design, Development and Deployment of Technologies (ReDDDoT) program aims to help create technologies that promote the public's wellbeing and mitigate potential harms. The new $16 million program is in collaboration with five philanthropic partners that seeks to ensure ethical, legal, community and societal considerations are embedded in the lifecycle of technology’s creation and use. Tribal colleges, universities, governments, and Nations are eligible to apply, among others.
For more information visit https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/responsible-design-development-deployment
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Department of Education: Accepting Applications for 2024 Indian Education Discretionary Grants –
Native American Language Program
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The Department of Education announced this week that it is accepting applications for the fiscal year 2024 Indian Education Discretionary Grants Program – Native American Language Program. The purpose of this funding is to (1) support schools that use Native American and Alaska Native languages as the primary language of instruction; (2) maintain, protect, and promote the rights and freedom of Native American and Alaska Natives to use, practice, maintain, and revitalize their languages, as envisioned in the Native American Languages Act of 1990; and (3) supports the Nation’s First Peoples’ to maintain and revitalize their languages and cultures, and to improve educational opportunities and student outcomes within Native American and Alaska Native communities.
The Department of Education will be hosting a pre-application meeting on December 26, 2023. Applications will be due on March 7, 2024.
For more information, please read the Federal Register notice.
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