ERIC Number: EJ1215628
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Publication Date: 2019
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The Pathfinders: Women Leaders in the the Tribal College Movement
Billy, Carrie
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, v30 n4 Sum 2019
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.
Descriptors: Tribally Controlled Education, American Indians, Navajo (Nation), Community Colleges, Educational Development, American Indian Education, Females, Role, Women Administrators, College Presidents
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education. P.O. Box 720, Mancos, CO 81328. Tel: 888-899-6693; Fax: 970-533-9145; Web site: http://www.tribalcollegejournal.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: North Dakota
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