{"id":3434,"date":"2019-06-14T08:00:32","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T12:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wordpress\/?p=3434"},"modified":"2019-06-10T07:58:25","modified_gmt":"2019-06-10T11:58:25","slug":"american-indian-college-fund-releases-college-going-guidebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2019\/06\/14\/american-indian-college-fund-releases-college-going-guidebook\/","title":{"rendered":"American Indian College Fund Releases College-Going Guidebook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/NativePathways.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3435\" src=\"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/NativePathways-208x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/NativePathways-208x300.png 208w, https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/NativePathways.png 471w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/a>A new resource is available to help American Indian students navigate the college admission process.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/collegefund.org\/student-resources\/native-pathways-to-college\/\">Native Pathways: A College-Going Guidebook<\/a><\/em> was released this spring by the American Indian College Fund. The organization is asking counselors and others for help getting the free publication into the hands of students.<\/p>\n<p>The 57-page booklet\u2014developed through the College Fund\u2019s successful Native Pathways to College Program\u2014includes information on preparing for higher education, applying to schools, and paying for college. It also includes tips to help students get their college career off to the right start.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis culturally-relevant guide was developed to empower Native students to prepare, plan, and successfully take the first steps of their higher education journey\u2014with their identity firmly in hand,\u201d according to the guide\u2019s creators. \u201c\u2026With contributions from Native graduates, professionals, and artists, this familiar platform presents voices that inspire, while creating a foundation for future success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/collegefund.org\/student-resources\/native-pathways-to-college\/\">Download the guide<\/a> and read how higher education is <a href=\"http:\/\/read.nxtbook.com\/nacac\/the_journal_of_college_admiss\/fall_2018\/native_and_indigenous_student.html\">strengthening Native communities<\/a> in NACAC\u2019s <em>Journal of College Admission<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Admitted writer\/editor Mary Stegmeir welcomes additional comments and story ideas at\u00a0<\/em><a style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" href=\"mailto:mstegmeir@nacacnet.org\"><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\">mstegmeir@nacacnet.org<\/em><\/a><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\">.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new resource is available to help American Indian students navigate the college admission process. Native Pathways: A College-Going Guidebook was released this spring by the American Indian College Fund. The organization is asking counselors and others for help getting the free publication into the hands of students. The 57-page booklet\u2014developed through the College Fund\u2019s &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2019\/06\/14\/american-indian-college-fund-releases-college-going-guidebook\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">American Indian College Fund Releases College-Going Guidebook<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,11],"tags":[426,425],"class_list":["post-3434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-access","category-college-admission-resources","tag-american-indian","tag-native-students"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Mary Stegmeir","author_link":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/author\/mstegmeir\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/peWmJq-To","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3434"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3434\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}