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UW Initiatives To Encourage Native Student Enrollment

James Trosper

When University of Wyoming President Laurie Nichols was hired, Wyoming’s Native American community was encouraged to see she had a strong record of advocating for tribal students. Earlier this month, Nichols made a visit to Wind River Reservation to visit schools and talk to the business councils about several new initiatives to recruit kids there to attend UW.

James Trosper works for the High Plains American Indian Research Institute on campus and is collaborating with Nichols to make some of those dreams a reality. This week at the UW Board of Trustees meeting, Trosper presented plans for going forward on Nichol’s Native American student initiatives, including an American Indian Center and a summer institute on Wind River Reservation. Wyoming Public Radio’s Melodie Edwards sat down with Trosper to discuss the goals of Nichol’s recent trip.

Melodie Edwards is the host and producer of WPM's award-winning podcast The Modern West. Her Ghost Town(ing) series looks at rural despair and resilience through the lens of her hometown of Walden, Colorado. She has been a radio reporter at WPM since 2013, covering topics from wildlife to Native American issues to agriculture.
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