American Indian College Fund
Rebecca Garvoille, Ph.D., is the Director of Organizational Learning at the American Indian College Fund since June 2019, overseeing the learning and evaluation portfolio for a national non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Native students and tribal college education. With a decade of experience as an applied social scientist, Rebecca previously held positions at BBC Research & Consulting, contributing to diversity studies and market research, and at the Denver Zoo, focusing on conservation social science and impact evaluation. Prior roles include leading a social science program at Yellowstone National Park and a strong academic foundation with a Ph.D. in Global and Sociocultural Studies from Florida International University. Rebecca's dissertation explored the cultural politics of nature in the Florida Everglades.
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American Indian College Fund
The American Indian College Fund invests in Native students and tribal college education to transform lives and communities. We have one unwavering purpose – increasing the number of American Indians who hold college degrees. Currently only 14% of American Indians have a college degree – less than half the national average. Every year, we empower more than 4,000 American Indian students to start and stay in school, complete their degrees and launch careers that benefit us all. We have provided more than 143,281 scholarships and $237.1 million to support American Indian communities. The Fund also provides support for tribal college needs ranging from capital support to cultural preservation activities. We are the nation’s largest and highest-rated American Indian nonprofit organization changing the face of higher education today – one American Indian at a time. We provide more scholarships to American Indians than anyone else, and we’re the only organization that enhances this individualized financial support by funding accredited, tribally controlled colleges and universities and contributing to programs that ensure student success – starting before the first day of preschool and continuing beyond students’ first day of their first career job.