To that end, Hall said, UW is asking the Legislature this session for money to build a new center on campus for Native American and Alaska Native students, as well as to support a bill that would create a state scholarship program for Indigenous students. That bill did not make it out of committee in the House.
The centerpiece, however, of UW’s efforts to welcome and support minority students – especially those whose parents didn’t go college – is the Office of Minority Affairs’ Instructional Center. The nationally renowned support center opened in 1970, and offers an array of classes, tutoring sessions, peer mentoring and a venue for minority students
→ Continue reading at Crosscut
