Initiatives

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​The Section covers the following Main Topics:
  • AIHE​C STEM Initiative​
    The AIHEC STEM Initiative focuses on supporting TCU STEM programs by facilitating partnerships, sharing information about available resources, and when funding allows, providing grant awards in targeted STEM areas.

  • ​AIHEC Health Initiative
    AIHEC Health Initiatives are educational programs that work hand in hand with Tribal Colleges/Universities to nurture future healthcare professionals who will empower tribal nations to meet the health needs of their communities.

  • ​AIHEC Land Grant Initiative
    After much hard work by the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC), tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) were given Congressional land grant status under the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994. These land grant TCUs are collectively known as the “1994 land grant institutions,” or “1994 institutions,” or simply, “the 1994s.”

  • Student Success Initiative
    Amplifying indigenous voices and their visibility of AI/AN Visibility within Higher Education​.

  • Sovereignty
    Native Languages and AIHEC Accreditation programs