UC Davis Student Affairs recently announced that Michelle Villegas-Frazier has been named the inaugural Senior Strategic Advisor for Native American/Alaska Native and First Nation Affairs, and Nora Zade is assisting with tribal affairs development as program coordinator. Zade works with the analytical and non-empirical research to support tribal affairs development and supports universitywide Native American projects.
The Strategic Advisor and Program Coordinator roles:
For the November newsletter, the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion had the opportunity to interview the Strategic Native American Retention Initiative (NARI) as the spotlight of the month.
⭐️ Sponsored by the UC Davis Department of Native American Studies, the Yocha Dehe Endowed Chair in California Indian Studies, the Reimagining the Land-Grant University Grand Challenge and the Native American Retention Initiative
⭐️ Presented by the Department of Native American Studies and Gorman Museum of Native American Art ⭐️ Sponsored by the College of Letters and Science, Department of Native American Studies and Mellon Foundation
