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Native America Calling: Tribal colleges see an uncertain federal funding road ahead
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Tribal colleges see an uncertain federal funding road ahead
A one-time allocation for Tribal Colleges and Universities unexpectedly just doubled the federal allocation compared to the previous year.
And a small handful of colleges are rejoicing over multi-million-dollar windfalls from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. But that doesn’t mean officials at any of those institutions are breathing a sigh of relief.
Instead, the unpredictable nature of federal funding and other factors — including the Trump administration’s stated plan earlier this year to all but eliminate their funding — has tribal higher education administrators scrambling.
Tune in to speak with some of them about the educational institutions that thousands of Native students depend on.
Guests on Native America Calling
Christopher Caldwell (Menominee), president of the College of Menominee Nation in Wisconsin
Leander McDonald (Dakota, Arikara, Hidatsa and Hunkpapa), president of the United Tribes Technical College in North Dakota
Manoj Patil, president of Little Priest Tribal College on the Winnebago Reservation in Nebraska
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