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Tribal colleges report pandemic-related challenges around mental health, persistence and internet access


Aerial view of Cankdeska Cikana Community College
At Navajo Technical University, which has campuses on the sprawling Navajo reservation in New Mexico and Arizona, some students commute up to two hours each way to attend classes. Many of them lack reliable access to the internet.
The pandemic has made attending the university even more challenging, but university leaders have come up with creative ways to engage students and keep them enrolled, even starting a Homework Express service through which campus shuttle bus drivers bring packets of homework to designated drop-off points for students who lack internet access altogether. The drivers then return to pick up the completed assignments. ....

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New Mexico Lawmakers Deliberate College Funds for Native Americans


New Mexico Lawmakers Deliberate College Funds for Native Americans
University of New Mexico. PhotoL Zruda/Flickr/CC2.0
March 4, 2021
New Mexico lawmakers are deliberating on a bill that proposes allocating more funds for higher education throughout the state so that colleges and universities are better equipped to serve Native American students.
If it is approved, House Bill 87 would provide more than $26 million for public colleges, universities, and tribal colleges. These funds are expected to meet the needs of Native American students and would be implemented during fiscal years 2022 and 2023.
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New Mexico Political Reportpointed out that the state’s indigenous students, which compose around 10 percent of the student population, “lag behind their New Mexico peers in several education benchmarks.” ....

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