Education
Haskell Board of Regents Requests Federal Exemption to Protect Mission Critical University Workforce
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The Haskell Board of Regents has submitted a has submitted a formal waiver request to the Secretary of the Department of the Interior and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), seeking an exemption under Executive Order 14210, Section 3(c), which allows for waivers for positions performing legally required functions.
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WASHINGTON — Power outages regularly disrupt school in Arizona’s White Mountain Apache Tribe, leading to spoiled food, limited access to technology and cold classrooms. School administrators sometimes heat buildings with kerosene. In some cases, they must close the school when carbon monoxide levels become too high.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Retired NASA Astronaut John Herrington (Chickasaw) who made history as the first Native American to fly in space, spent over an hour with Native American students at Grand Valley State University (GVSU) last Friday.
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Three weeks into the second Trump administration, the negative impact of the president’s efforts to gut the federal government’s workforce is being felt in Indian Country.
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WENATCHEE, Wash. – A dream of attending the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) turned into reality for Chickasaw citizen James Eric Byrd.
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Arizona State University’s American Indian Studies program will be hosting the annual American Indian Studies Association Conference in Tempe from Feb. 5-7. The conference will feature a graduate student pre-conference networking event and a number of speaking and panel engagements.
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Toni Stanger-McLaughlin, CEO of the Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF), is voicing strong support for Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools in response to recent executive orders that threaten essential funding and resources for culturally relevant education. NAAF has actively collaborated with BIE and numerous Tribal schools to advance agricultural education rooted in Indigenous knowledge, values, and practices.
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The American Indian College Fund’s (College Fund) scholarship application season for the 2025-26 academic year opens on February 1. There are hundreds of scholarship opportunities available for all fields of study, including special opportunities uniquely available for students enrolled in tribal colleges and universities. Any U.S. citizen who is an enrolled member or descendant of an enrolled member of a state or federally recognized American Indian or Alaska Native tribe may apply.
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California enacted Assembly Bill 1821 (AB 1821) last week, mandating the inclusion of Native American history and perspectives in public education.
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U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) will return to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs in the 119th Congress, his office announced today.
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