The Pathfinders: Women Leaders in the the Tribal College Movement

According to the American Council on Education, only 30% of all college and university presidents are women, and only 5% are women of color. However, 43% of presidents at tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) are women, and 100% of those women presidents are Native. Tribal colleges have always led...

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Published in:Tribal college 2019-07, Vol.30 (4), p.18-22
Main Author: Billy, Carrie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American Indian Education
American Indians
Boarding schools
College campuses
College Presidents
Community Colleges
Culture
Educational Development
Females
Higher education
Navajo
Navajo (Nation)
Rites & ceremonies
Role
Students
Textbooks
Tribally Controlled Education
Women
Women Administrators
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Summary:According to the American Council on Education, only 30% of all college and university presidents are women, and only 5% are women of color. However, 43% of presidents at tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) are women, and 100% of those women presidents are Native. Tribal colleges have always led the nation in appointing women presidents. But before there were women Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU) presidents, there were women working to make those opportunities possible. This article is a profile of two of those women--Ruth Roessel and Carol Davis, who are visionaries committed to place-based, culturally grounded higher education--and the central roles they played in shaping the tribal college movement.
ISSN:1052-5505