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July 16, 2020 10:01 ET | Source: American Indian College Fund

The Wilke Family Foundation Grants $1 Million to American Indian College Fund to Grow Computer Science Programs at Tribal Colleges

Denver, Colo., July 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jeff Wilke, CEO of Worldwide Consumer at Amazon, knows the difference technology can make. As a boy growing up in Pittsburgh, he learned to code....
June 30, 2020 10:00 ET | Source: American Indian College Fund

AT&T Contributes $350K to American Indian College Fund

Denver, Colo., June 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- COVID-19 had a more devastating impact on Native American communities than others. Because only 14% of American Indians and Alaska Natives have a...
June 11, 2020 08:00 ET | Source: American Indian College Fund

United Health Foundation Grants $430K to American Indian College Fund to Expand Tribal Scholars Program

Denver, Colo., June 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United Health Foundation (UHF) is increasing its support of the American Indian College Fund’s United Health Foundation Tribal Scholars Program...
May 20, 2020 08:00 ET | Source: American Indian College Fund

American Indian College Fund Names Five Tribal College Participants for $2.4 Million Cultivating Native College Student Success Program

Denver, Colo., May 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In order to remain sustainable, tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) located on or near Indian reservations must recruit, complete enrollment,...
May 14, 2020 10:00 ET | Source: American Indian College Fund

Henry Luce Foundation Grants $250,000 to American Indian College Fund to Assist Tribal College Faculty with Remote Instruction During Covid-19 Crisis

Denver, Colo., May 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Henry Luce Foundation granted the American Indian College Fund (the College Fund) $250,000 to provide faculty at tribal colleges and...
April 30, 2020 15:55 ET | Source: American Indian College Fund

Henry Luce Foundation Grants $250,000 to American Indian College Fund for Two-Year Tribal College Faculty Research Initiative

Denver, Colo., April 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Indian College Fund (the College Fund) will continue its work to strengthen the leadership at tribal colleges and universities (TCUs)...
April 15, 2020 08:00 ET | Source: American Indian College Fund

American Indian College Fund, Tribal College Journal Launch Native Reflections Special Edition Journal for 400th Anniversary of Mayflower Arrival

Denver, Colo., April 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The year 2020 marks the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the Mayflower to North America, forever changing life for Native peoples. In some ways,...
March 31, 2020 08:00 ET | Source: American Indian College Fund

THE AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND INTRODUCES SPECIAL EDITION WATER BLANKET

Denver, Colo., March 31, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In celebration of more than twenty years of partnership with Pendleton Woolen Mills, the acclaimed lifestyle brand and Wieden+Kennedy, the...
January 30, 2020 08:00 ET | Source: American Indian College Fund

Clare Boothe Luce Program of the Henry Luce Foundation Grants $300K to American Indian College Fund to Increase Number of Native Women Studying and Working in STEM Fields

Denver, Colo., Jan. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Increasing access to women in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields is vital for America to respond to today’s economic,...
January 16, 2020 08:00 ET | Source: American Indian College Fund

Lumina Foundation Grants the American Indian College Fund $650K to Inform College Affordability, Tribal College Credentialing and Sustainability

Denver, Colo., Jan. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In order to better understand the factors limiting Native Americans’ access and success in higher education, Lumina Foundation has granted the...