Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute each initially lost about 20% of their staff.
Barriers to high-paying tech jobs start early for Native people, according to a report by the Kapor Foundation and AISES.
The University of California is the latest public land grant university system to waive tuition for some Native American students. But tuition costs are just one financial barrier that keeps Indigenous people from getting degrees.
