Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College president selected for national fellowship

Twyla Baker, president of Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College in New Town, has been selected as one of 23 community college presidents to participate in the Aspen Presidents Fellowship, according to a report by the Minot Daily News. The yearlong program brings leaders together to develop reform agendas aimed at helping more students graduate into good jobs or continue to bachelor’s degree programs.

According to Minot Daily News, fellows will work with other college presidents and Aspen Institute College Excellence Program leaders to analyze labor markets, student outcomes and national models of excellence. “I am thrilled and honored to be selected to participate,” Baker said in a statement. “I look forward to the opportunity to learn within a community of practice and build a network of support amongst likeminded people.” The cohort includes leaders from 14 states representing a range of institutions, including tribal-serving colleges.