Iḷisaġvik College kicked off National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week in Washington, D.C. with 35 other Tribal Colleges Universities, and gathered for the 2024 American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) Legislative Summit. Secretary Deb Haaland spoke about the importance of Tribal Colleges and Universities and their impact on our country. Iḷisaġvik College President, Justina Wilhelm, External Affairs Coordinator, Frieda Nageak, and students Lynnelle Panik and Sasha Derenoff, also met with Representatives Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, along with Congresswoman Mary Peltola. Iḷisaġvik is proud to be a part of the Tribal College movement and proud to serve as Alaska’s Only Tribal College.
President Biden said, “We have seen time and again that Tribal Colleges and Universities uplift Native American students through culturally grounded education and put them on a path toward a brighter future.”
Learn more about National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week, 2024 from this proclamation by President Biden:
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