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NAU president urges more higher-education funding to help underserved communities

The president of Northern Arizona University testified Wednesday before the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor on the role of Minority Serving Institutions.

During his testimony, President José Luis Cruz Rivera called for more funds to be invested in universities and institutions that help open the door to higher education for underserved communities.

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February 2022

• NAU lanza programa piloto de admision, Telemundo Arizona, February 18, 2022

• NAU announces admissions pilot program to broaden access for higher education in Arizona, Grand Canyon Times, February 15, 2022

• NAU to resume intramural sports, provide free N95 masks, The Lumberjack – news, February 11, 2022

• NAU updates admission standards to attract more applicants, KIZZ, February 11, 2022

• ABOR approves NAU’s admissions pilot program, The Lumberjack – news, February 11, 2022

• NAU proposes pilot for changed admissions requirements, Arizona Daily Sun, February 9, 2022

• NAU Names Kitt School of Music, Flagstaff Business News, February 7, 2022

January 2022

• Gov. Ducey’s proposed budget highlights increase in education funding (The Lumberjack – news, January 26, 2022)

• AZ BIG Podcast: José Luis Cruz Rivera talks about the ‘New NAU’, Arizona Business Magazine, January 26, 2022

• NAU celebrates MLK Jr.’s legacy, The Lumberjack – news, January 18, 2022

• President Cruz Rivera discusses the Omicron variant during town hall, The Lumberjack – news, January 7, 2022

• The Interview: Northern Arizona University’s president targets state’s workforce-development challenges (Arizona Technology Council, January 4, 2022)

December 2021

• New NAU president, CCC celebrates 30th anniversary, Arizona Daily Sun, December 28, 2021

• Arizona Teacher Residency Announces Partner Districts, Release of Application, AZ Education News, December 9, 2021

November 2021

• New NAU president stands by commitment to Natives, Navajo Times, November 9, 2021

• NAU presents proposal for 2022-2024 Technology and Research Initiative Fund, Arizona Daily Sun, November 3, 2021

October 2021

• New program to recruit and prepare new and more diverse teachers launches, AZ Education News, October 27, 2021

• Ask the Prez: NAU’s Cruz Rivera fields student questions, The Lumberjack – news, October 20, 2021

September 2021

• Gallery: NAU students, president help community kitchen dish out fajitas for 400, Arizona Daily Sun, September 24, 2021

• Hispanic Heritage Month with NAU’s first Latinx president, The Lumberjack – news, September 17, 2021

August 2021

• Northern Arizona University announces MBA in healthcare, Arizona Daily Sun, August 08, 2021

July 2021

• Cruz Rivera continues planning for Northern Arizona University’s fall semester, Arizona Daily Sun, July 25, 2021

• Over weekend, volunteers stacked sandbags as city estimates $1.9 million in flooding damage so far, Arizona Daily Sun, July 20, 2021

June 2021

• Cruz Rivera begins presidency at Northern Arizona University, Arizona Daily Sun, June 16, 2021

May 2021

• Defining Higher Education’s Value, Inside Higher Ed, May 14, 2021

April 2021

• NAU’s first Latino president sets sights on new economy, raising per capita income, Chamber Business News, April 12, 2021

• Latino students and leaders hopeful for the perspective and representation incoming NAU president can bring, KJZZ 91.5, April 09, 2021

• Q&A with Dr. José Luis Cruz, The Lumberjack, April 02, 2021

March 2021

• NAU’s new president on new position and higher education during the pandemic, Fronteras, March 30, 2021

• Get to know the first Latino to be named president of Northern Arizona University, Phoenix Business Journal, March 17, 2021

• NAU’s first Latino president can do big things for the University. But he’ll need our help, Arizona Republic, March 14, 2021

• Arizona Board of Regents approves appointment of Dr. José Luis Cruz as president of Northern Arizona University, Arizona Board of Regents, March 10, 2021

• ABOR selects Cruz at 17th President of Northern Arizona University, Arizona Daily Sun, March 10, 2021

• ABOR Approves Dr. José Luis Cruz As NAU’s 17th President, KAFF News, March 10, 2021

• New NAU president pledges to boost Native American, Hispanic graduations rates, AZ Republic, March 10, 2021

• ABOR set to confirm Dr. José Luis Cruz on March 10, NAZ Today, March 09, 2021

February 2021

• Coconino Voices: Welcome message from incoming NAU president, Arizona Daily Sun, February 24, 2021

• Dr. Cruz, Presidential Finalist, seeks new university vision, Arizona Daily Sun, February 20, 2021

• ABOR names José Luis Cruz named NAU Presidential Finalist, Arizona Daily Sun, February 18, 2021

• José Luis Cruz will become the 17th president of NAU, The Lumberjack, February 18, 2021