Lisa Silverstein, Ph.D.

Lisa Silverstein, Ph.D., is Director for TCU Capacity for Student Success at the American Indian College Fund. She leads initiatives that strengthen Tribal Colleges and Universities’ capacity to support Native student access, persistence, completion, and thriving. She guides strategic enrollment management, student success, and transfer and employment pathways in partnership with TCUs, grounding efforts in their missions, institutional priorities, and systems-level change. With more than 25 years of experience across experiential, K–12, community college, undergraduate, and graduate education, Dr. Silverstein’s work and research focus on student and faculty voice, sense of belonging, college access, retention, enrollment management, developmental education, and adult learner supports. She has led Minority Serving Institution grant initiatives, directed learning community and faculty development programs, contributed to Colorado and national developmental education reform, and continues to advocate for equitable access to higher education.

An Indigenous Approach to Strategic Enrollment Management: The Native Student Journey at Tribal College and Universities

Culture First:  An Indigenous Rooted SEM Framework