This building was a dormitory at the former Morris Industrial School for Indians. Photo from Gobonobo / Wikipedia
The University of Minnesota-Morris has seen a surge in Native student enrollment over the past decade. The number of Native Americans has nearly doubled during that time, The Minnesota Daily reported. Native students represent more than 17 percent of the campus, the paper said. “It’s unusual for families to be able to find a college where Native culture is reflected as much,” Sandy Olson-Loy, the vice chancellor for student affairs, told the paper. The university is located on the site of the former Morris Industrial School for Indians. As a condition of receiving the land from the federal government, tuition is waived for members of federally recognized tribes or their direct descendants. With costs of its obligation rising, the university supports the passage of H.R.1089, the Native American Indian Education Act. The bill requires the federal government to reimburse tuition for out-of-state students at certain institutions like Morris and Fort Lewis College in Colorado. Get the Story:
Tuition-free option at Morris may be growing (The Minnesota Daily 4/22)
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