Senate committee hearing on tribal colleges

Thursday, April 12, 2007  

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held an oversight hearing this morning on tribal colleges and universities.

The hearing started at 9:30am and ran for about 90 minutes. You can download audio files, in MP3 format, below.

Opening Remarks

Panel 1 - Testimony - Q&A
THE HONORABLE CARL J. ARTMAN
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior

Panel 2 - Testimony - Q&A
DR. DAVID GIPP
Past President and Board Member, American Indian Higher Education Consortium, and President, United Tribes Technical College

ELMER GUY
Board Member, American Indian Higher Education Consortium, and President, Navajo Technical College

JAMIE P. MERISOTIS
President, Institute for Higher Education Policy

DR. BETTE KELTNER
Dean, School of Nursing and Health Studies, Georgetown University

A business meeting to consider pending legislation has been postponed.

Committee Notice:
OVERSIGHT HEARING on Tribal Colleges and Universities (April 12, 2007)

Relevant Links:
American Indian College Fund - http://collegefund.org
American Indian Higher Education Consortium - http://www.aihec.org
Tribal Colleges and Universities - http://www.ed.gov/about/inits/list/whtc/edlite-index.html

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