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				<title><![CDATA[Dr. Jill Biden Blogs About Navajo Technical College Graduation]]></title>
				<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/249]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Dr. Jill Biden, a community college teacher and wife of U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, honored Navajo Technical College by speaking at their commencement ceremony. She writes about the important role Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) play in President Obama’s educational goal of making the United States home to the best-educated, most competitive workforce in the world. ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[College Fund Names Bill Black, Tom Brooks, and Jeffrey Fillerup to Board of Trustees]]></title>
				<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/248]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The American Indian College Fund named three new members to its Board of Trustees at its 2013 quarterly spring meeting in Green Bay, Wisconsin. New trustees include Mr. Bill Black, Vice President and Executive Director of the Comcast Foundation and Director of Community Investment for Comcast Corporation; Thomas S. Brooks, Vice President, AT&T External & Legislative Affairs; and Jeffrey Fillerup, Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP.
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				<title><![CDATA[Tribal Colleges Contribute Millions to State Economies]]></title>
				<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/247]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The five tribal colleges of North Dakota have contributed $182 million to the state’s economy after accounting for direct and secondary spending. ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Survey Suggests College Fund Scholarships Important to Student Success]]></title>
				<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/246]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The American Indian College Fund commissioned a survey of American Indian College Fund Full Circle scholarship recipients. The goal of the survey was to determine students’ financial need, program retention and completion rates, and respondents’ views regarding the relationship between their college experience and Native cultural perpetuation. ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Coca-Cola Foundation and American Indian College Fund Honor 33 First-Generation Scholars]]></title>
				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/245]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The Coca Cola Foundation and the American Indian College Fund honored 33 American Indian scholarship recipients at its 2012-13 Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship banquet at the American Indian Higher Education Consortium Student Conference in Green Bay, Wisconsin. ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Thirty-three Students Honored as Student of the Year]]></title>
				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/244]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The American Indian College Fund honored 33 American Indian scholarship recipients at its 2012-13 Student of the Year reception at the American Indian Higher Education Consortium Student Conference in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The program, sponsored by the Adolph Coors Foundation, awarded each honoree a $1,000 scholarship.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[AT&T Grants $100,000  to Support Native Scholarships]]></title>
				<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/243]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The AT&T Foundation contributed $100,000 to the American Indian College Fund (the Fund) to provide scholarship support for Native students in the American West studying at the nation’s tribal colleges and universities.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[College Fund Named to Administer Education Endowment as Part of Cobell v. Salazar Settlement]]></title>
				<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/242]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The American Indian College Fund was named by the U.S. Department of the Interior and the plaintiffs of Cobell v. Salazar to administer the Indian Education Scholarship Holding Fund settlement for post-secondary vocational and higher education.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sequester Would Harm Tribal Colleges and Native Students]]></title>
				<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/241]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The American Indian College Fund urges its supporters to contact their representatives today to find a budgetary solution without drastic cuts to tribal colleges and Native students.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Coca-Cola Foundation Grants $250,000 to Continue Support for First Generation Scholars]]></title>
				<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/240]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The Coca-Cola Foundation is continuing its support of first-generation Native American scholars through a donation of $250,000 to the American Indian College Fund.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Donor Sempra Energy Establishes TCU Scholarship for Southwest Schools]]></title>
				<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/239]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Sempra Energy Donates $20,000 to American Indian College Fund
for Tribal College Scholarships in Southwest]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Retired NBA Coach Phil Jackson Sponsors Campaign for One Lucky Donor to Spend Day with Him]]></title>
				<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/238]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Phil Jackson sponsors fundraising campaign to raise money for Native scholarships to benefit the Fund--and one lucky donor will get to meet him April 12.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Northwest Area Foundation Grants $1 Million for Tribal College Leaders in Innovation Project]]></title>
				<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/237]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The St. Paul, Minnesota-based Northwest Area Foundation has made a two-year, $1 million grant to the American Indian College Fund for the Tribal College Leaders in Community Innovation Project. This competitive awards program will honor five tribal colleges conducting programs contributing to vibrant and healthy communities. The award areas will focus on children and families; health and wellness; financial literacy and entrepreneurship; or citizenship.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Estée Lauder Companies Awards $11,000  to American Indian College Fund for Scholarships]]></title>
				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/236]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The Estée Lauder Tribal Scholars Program has granted the American Indian College Fund $11,000 to provide 10 scholarships to American Indian students studying marketing, business, environmental science, or a related field at a tribal college in Minnesota. ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Diane Buck and Grace Gillette honored as Elders of the Year]]></title>
				<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/235]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[For the twelfth straight year, the American Indian College Fund hosted its annual holiday dinner for American Indian elders. Three-hundred elders from an array of tribes gathered at the Church of All Saints at 2559 S. Federal Blvd. in Denver to enjoy a feast of buffalo, other treats, and American Indian entertainment.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hilton Worldwide Grants $11,000 to American Indian College Fund for Scholarships]]></title>
				<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/234]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The American Indian College Fund received $11,000 from Hilton Worldwide for Native students studying hospitality, tourism, food services, or business at Blackfeet Community College, Mont.; Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College, Minn.; or Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, N.M. and those willing to intern with the company are eligible to apply. 
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				<title><![CDATA[Annual Elders Dinner Set for December 11 ]]></title>
				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/232]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The American Indian College Fund will host its annual Elders Dinner December 11, 2012 at 5:30 p.m.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Fund Ranks Amongst Nation’s Best Charities by Better Business Bureau]]></title>
				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/233]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The American Indian College Fund, named to the BBB’s Wise Giving Alliance, was listed in their ad in USA Today as an American charity to whom you can "give with confidence." We are proud to have earned this designation. We are serious about how we steward your donation to serve our students and tribal colleges. ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Ojibwe Author Louise Erdrich Wins National Book Award]]></title>
				<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/230]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Louise Erdrich, 58, a celebrated writer, poet, and enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, has won the National Book Award for her novel, “The Round House,” the second of a planned trilogy, set in her native North Dakota about an Ojibwe boy and his quest to avenge his mother’s rape.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Estée Lauder Companies Awards $11,000  to American Indian College Fund for Scholarships]]></title>
				<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/231]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[– The Estée Lauder Tribal Scholars Program has granted the American Indian College Fund to provide 10 scholarships to American Indian students studying marketing, business, environmental science, or a related field at a tribal college in Minnesota. ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tribal Colleges are a Journey to Freedom]]></title>
				<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/229]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Dr. Cheryl Crazy Bull's article "Journey to Freedom: Reflecting on Our Responsibilities, Renewing Our Promises."]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[USA Funds Awards $100,000 to American Indian College Fund for Marketing and Endowed Scholarship]]></title>
				<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/228]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[USA Funds awarded $100,000 to the American Indian College Fund (the Fund) for marketing and scholarship support. Fifty thousand dollars of the gift paid for sponsored marketing to create awareness about the Fund and raise scholarship support for American Indian students attending tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) across the United States, including promotions for the Fund’s 2012 Annual Flame of Hope Gala, which raised more than $650,000.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Cargill Donates $50,000  to American Indian College Fund for Scholarships]]></title>
				<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/227]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Cargill donated $50,000 to the American Indian College Fund to continue the Cargill Tribal College Scholarship Program. The program provides scholarships to Native students attending tribal colleges and universities in Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Ford Motor Company Fund Awards $50,000 to American Indian College Fund]]></title>
				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/226]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Ford Motor Company Fund has renewed a $50,000 grant to the American Indian College Fund for the Ford Motor Company Blue Oval Scholars Program.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Celebrate Native American Heritage Month]]></title>
				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/225]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[November 1 marks the start of National American Indian Heritage Month. All month long we will we celebrate the contributions of First Americans to our great nation and providing you with information on the traditions and cultures of the students we serve.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Historic $17.5 Million Five-Year Wisdom of the People Program Concludes]]></title>
				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/224]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The American Indian College Fund’s historic five-year $17.5 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc., named Woksape Oyate, Lakota for “Wisdom of the People,” has concluded its final year. The program helped 32 tribal colleges build upon Native intellectual capital by tailoring programs to address individual school needs while strengthening the entire tribal college system.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[2012 Flame  of Hope Gala Raises $650,000]]></title>
				<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/223]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The 17th annual American Indian College Fund (the Fund) Flame of Hope Gala raised more than $650,000 to benefit needy American Indian students. ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Wilke Family Foundation Grants $25,000 to American Indian College Fund for Scholarships]]></title>
				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/222]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The Wilke Family Foundation granted the American Indian College Fund $25,000 for scholarships for Native students who show academic achievement and involvement in their communities.
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				<title><![CDATA[Target Donates $20,000 to American Indian College Fund to Continue Scholarship Program]]></title>
				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/220]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[For more than 10 years, the Target Corporation has been helping Native American students pursue a college education at tribal colleges and universities. Target has renewed its commitment with a grant of $20,000 to the American Indian College Fund to continue the Target Tribal College Scholarship Program for the 2012-13 academic year.  ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company Foundation Gives $60,000  for Scholarships]]></title>
				<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/221]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company Foundation awarded $60,000 to the American Indian College Fund (the Fund) for the Achieving the Dream Scholarship Program. The program assists Native students who are single parents and/or in the first year of an associate’s degree program, attending Diné College, Navajo Technical College, Sisseton Wahpeton College, Sinte Gleska University, or Oglala Lakota College. Preference is given to past Achieving the Dream Scholars. Each scholar receives a $4,000 scholarship split between fall and spring semesters.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Dr. Cheryl Crazy Bull Named American Indian College Fund President]]></title>
				<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/217]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The Board of Trustees of the American Indian College Fund has named Dr. Cheryl Crazy Bull (Sicangu Lakota), whose Lakota name Wacinyanpi Win means “they depend on her,” the new President and CEO of the American Indian College Fund after a nationwide search.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Walmart Foundation Gives $100,000 for First-Generation Native Scholarships]]></title>
				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/216]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[American Indian College Fund to award 16 scholarships to first-generation Native students through $100,000 donation from the Walmart Foundation]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Leech Lake Tribal College Names Dr. Donald Day as its Next President]]></title>
				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/215]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Cass Lake, MN-The Board of Trustees of Leech Lake Tribal College has announced that Dr. Donald Day, Director of the American Indian Resource Center at Bemidji State University, has been selected as the next President of the College, effective August 13. He will succeed Dr. Ginny Carney, who is retiring in August after more than a decade of service at LLTC.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[American Indian College Fund Receives $50,000 Grant from Nissan North America, Inc. ]]></title>
				<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/214]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) granted $50,000 to the American Indian College Fund to continue the Nissan Corporate Scholars Program. The program has provided scholarships to Native scholars attending tribal colleges and mainstream universities for more than a decade.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[College Fund Staffer to Discuss Fund’s Early Childhood Education Program on Television]]></title>
				<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/213]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Tarajean Yazzie Mintz, program officer for the American Indian College Fund’s Wakanyeja “sacred little ones” early childhood education initiative, will appear on a television program to discuss early childhood education and how programs that incorporate culture and community enhance student achievement.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[American Indian College Fund and Yale University Partner  for Early Childhood Education Project]]></title>
				<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/212]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The Wakanyeja “Sacred Little Ones” Early Childhood Education Initiative at the American Indian College Fund announces a partnership with the Yale Child Study Center at Yale University of New Haven, Connecticut, for an early childhood education institute at the end of this month to receive training in working with children and families with special needs.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Scholarship Recipient Karen King Featured on German Television]]></title>
				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/211]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Karen King (Navajo), a nursing student at Diné College, was featured on German television station Deutsche Welle. King talked about the importance of a college education and how a scholarship from the American Indian College Fund is helping her meet her education goals. She also spoke about her desire to work in her own community after graduation.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe Community College Closed After Fire Damage]]></title>
				<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/210]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[AT&T Continues Longtime Support of American Indian College Fund ]]></title>
				<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/209]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[AT&T contributed $15,000 to the American Indian College Fund (the Fund), continuing two decades of supporting Native American students’ pursuit of higher education. The AT&T Tribal College Scholarship Program provides scholarships to students studying science, technology, engineering, mathematics and/or business at the nation’s tribal colleges and universities. ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Florence M. Garcia and Albert Gaylor  to Join American Indian College Fund Board of Trustees]]></title>
				<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/208]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The American Indian College Fund Board of Trustees has confirmed the addition of Florence M. Garcia, president of Fort Peck Community College in Poplar, Montana, and Albert Gaylor, vice president of industry relations and diversity for Sysco Corporation, to the boar]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sitting Bull College’s Mobridge Site Offers Community Head-Start in College]]></title>
				<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/207]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[When Sitting Bull College (SBC) opened a new building for a satellite campus in January, administrators were pleasantly surprised. Nearly four times as many students (45) than in the past enrolled for classes at the tiny site in Mobridge, South Dakota.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Charity Navigator Awards American Indian College Fund  Third Consecutive Four-Star Rating ]]></title>
				<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/206]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Charity Navigator, the nation’s top charity evaluation system, has awarded the Denver-based American Indian College Fund (the Fund) a coveted four-star rating for sound fiscal management and transparency. This is the Fund’s third consecutive four-star rating.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Richard Williams: The Journey]]></title>
				<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/205]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[More than 15 years ago I was selected to serve as the Executive Director of the American Indian College Fund. At that time, I had been working at the University of Colorado-Boulder for 17 years and needed a change. I had several job offers within a two-week period, and I consulted several friends. They all suggested that the American Indian College Fund was the place I could make the biggest difference for Indian people. I was about to begin a journey that would change my life forever. ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hershey Company Grants $22,000 to American Indian College Fund for Scholarships]]></title>
				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/204]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The Hershey Company granted $22,000 to the American Indian College Fund (the Fund) for Native student scholarships.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Richard B. Williams Awarded White Crown Award]]></title>
				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/203]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[American Indian College Fund President and CEO Richard B. Williams received the prestigious White Crown Award from the American Indian Business Leaders group.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[The General Mills Foundation Awards Grant to American Indian College Fund]]></title>
				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/202]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The American Indian College Fund has received a $60,000 donation from the General Mills Foundation to continue the General Mills Foundation Tribal College Scholarship Program. The grant will provide scholarships each semester to 26 American Indian students attending tribal colleges in Minnesota and New Mexico. ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[MetLife Foundation Contributes $15,000 for Native Student Scholarships]]></title>
				<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/201]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[MetLife Foundation granted $15,000 this month to continue the MetLife Foundation Tribal College Scholarship Program. Now in its 12th year, this program provides scholarships to Native students attending tribal colleges and universities.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[American Indian College Fund Receives $20,000 for Scholarships  from Newmont Mining Corporation]]></title>
				<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/196]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Newmont Mining Corporation awarded $20,000 to the American Indian College Fund to provide scholarship support to students from Colorado and/or who are from historically affiliated Colorado tribes with a minimum 2.5 grade point average. ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[International Advertising Firm Wieden+Kennedy Honors Founder David Kennedy  with $10,000 Gift ]]></title>
				<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/197]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The international award-winning advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy has given $10,000 for an endowed scholarship to benefit a student attending the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The scholarship was established in 2009 by Wieden+Kennedy to honor David Kennedy, the company’s co-founder who has been the guiding creative force behind the American Indian College Fund’s public service announcements for more than 20 years, at his retirement, and pledged gifts of $10,000 for each subsequent year until 2012. ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[We Now Accept Vehicle Donations!]]></title>
				<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012</pubDate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.collegefund.org/press/detail/199]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Not quite sure what to do with your old car? Donate it to the American Indian College Fund!]]></description>
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