Witnesses: Senate Indian Affairs Committee education hearing

Tuesday, June 10, 2014  

Sen. Jon Tester (D-Montana), on right, and Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), on left, are chair and vice chair, respectively, of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. Photo from April 9, 2014, hearing

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee continues its series on Indian education with an oversight hearing tomorrow.

This hearing focuses on higher education.According to the National Indian Education Association, Native Americans accounted for less than 1 percent of the undergraduate and graduate population in 2011-2012.

The hearing takes place in Room 628 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building, immediately following a business meeting at 2:30pm. The witness list follows:

Panel 1
Ms. Jamienne Studley
Deputy Under Secretary-U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C.

Panel 2
Dr. Billie Jo Kipp
President-Blackfeet Community College, Browning, MT

Panel 3
Ms. Cheryl Crazy Bull
President-American Indian College Fund, Denver, CO

Dr. Thomas Les Purce
President-Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA

Mr. Melvin Monette Director of Graduate Fellowships-American Indian Graduate Center, Albuquerque, NM

Committee Notice:
Oversight Hearing on "Indian Education Series: Examining Higher Education for American Indian Students." (June 11, 2014)

Senate Indian Affairs Committee schedule for month of June (06/05)