"The former Huron University was purchased in 2001 by Si Tanka University, a tribal college of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Persistent financial troubles, including counting on federal money that wasn't due them, caused Si Tanka to close and file for bankruptcy.

Faculty and staff hadn't been paid, and students were left in the lurch when the campus shut down before the semester was over. Federal student loans that were supposed to go through Si Tanka to students had not made their final destination.

But the bankruptcy papers show that the actions taken at Si Tanka inflicted damage well beyond faculty, staff and students."

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Editorial: Si Tanka bankruptcy hurt more than faculty, students (The Madison Daily Leader 5/12)

Relevant Links:
Si Tanka University - http://www.sitanka.edu

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