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U.S. allies express alarm at Trump's plan to let Russia keep most of the land it seized from Ukraine; Higher ed supporters rally on two IL campuses for students' rights; South FL farming program in limbo after federal grant freeze; PA public defenders struggle with high caseloads, attorney shortage.

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Educators worry about President Trump's education plan, as federal judges block several of his executive orders. Battles over voting rules are moving in numerous courts. And FSU students protest a state bill lowering the age to buy a gun.

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Migration to rural America increased for the fourth year, technological gaps handicap rural hospitals and erode patient care, and doctors are needed to keep the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians healthy and align with spiritual principles.

Report: OR needs to do more to get Native Americans into higher ed

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Monday, February 10, 2025   

Institutions need to do more to close the higher education graduation gap for Native Americans, according to a new report.

The report notes at just 25%, Native Americans have the lowest college-going rate of any racial group in the country.

Cheryl Crazy Bull - the president and CEO of the American Indian College Fund, who helped author the report - recommended states set specific higher education goals, focused on increasing Native participation.

She added that they should prioritize direct engagement with tribes and schools to provide resources, as well as expanding recruitment practices.

"Those practices," said Crazy Bull, "can often exclude Native students who live in reservation rural areas as well as urban Native students."

In 2022, Oregon made public universities free for Native students enrolled in one of the state's nine federally recognized tribes through the Oregon Tribal Stewardship Grant.

The program has been gaining steam over the years - but the graduation gap, made larger during the pandemic, has not closed.

While Crazy Bull said financial barriers play a big part in preventing native people from accessing higher education, she added that not all issues can be solved with money.

"How do institutions create a place or a sense of belonging for students?" said Crazy Bull. "That's just a constant effort."

Crazy Bull added that even before the new administration, anti-DEI practices were harmful to Native students' experiences.

Applications for the next academic year, 2025-26, will open in April.

To qualify for the grant, they must be accepted for enrollment at an Oregon college or university.

Support for this reporting was provided by Lumina Foundation.




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