A story that appeared in the Menominee Nation News spotlighted a recent visit by 14 UW–Madison students to the College of Menominee Nation’s Kenesha campus to learn about tribal colleges and universities.
The students were part of Professor Clifton F. Conrad’s summer term course, Minority-Serving Institutions of Higher Education. During the two-day visit, they participated in a Q&A with CMN staff, students, and alumni and toured the CMN campus. The following day the students were given a tour of the Menominee Reservation on which the campus is located.
Conrad is a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. His Minority-Serving Institutions of Higher Education course examines the origins, contemporary landscape, structures, and stakeholders of minority-serving institutions — historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs), and tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) — including related challenges and opportunities for research and practice.
The College of Menominee Nation (CMN) is a tribal Land Grant college, chartered by the Menominee people. The Kenesha campus is CMN’s main campus and offers a variety of bachelor’s, associate’s, and technical degree programs.