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University of Alaska holds virtual town hall to address fear and stress in changing federal landscape
In a virtual town hall on Tuesday, University of Alaska President Pat Pitney told staff, students, and faculty, “Don’t ...
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University of Alaska says 4 international students have had visas revoked amid national immigration crackdown
One of the students is recent UAA graduate Jean Kashikov, who’s originally from Kazakhstan and had been working as a flight ...
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Departure of Native Student Services staff ahead of reorganization of program leaves UAA students anxious
As part of the restructuring, the program’s assistant director was placed on administrative leave, with a notice of layoff in ...
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University of Alaska regent appointees face legislative criticism over decision to remove DEI language
Two University of Alaska Board of Regents appointees faced criticism from state lawmakers at a Senate Education Committee ...
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University of Alaska reports four international students have had visas revoked without notice
The federal government has revoked the visas of four international students at the University of Alaska Anchorage, without ...
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Opinion: Why the University of Alaska Anchorage needs to save Native Student Services
This was initially sent to leadership of the University of Alaska Anchorage and state lawmakers, and is being republished ...
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University of Alaska Board vote to remove DEI language draws concerns of Open Meetings Act violations
The decision by the University of Alaska Board of Regents to scrub mentions of diversity, equity and inclusion is legal, but ...
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University of Alaska shutters diversity center, ‘retires’ diversity officer in continued response to anti-DEI orders
Student clubs will continue to be able to represent themselves as they see fit on university websites and portals. • There will be no impact to Alaska Native programs. The UA system consists of ...
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ASM, AAUP declare UW system presidential search failed, ask committee to restart
The UW System Search Committee announced June 2 that one candidate, the current University of Alaska System President Jim Johnsen, would move forward as a finalist. In their statement, the UW Search ...
Students protest UAA's 'reorganization' of Native Student Services
Some University of Alaska Anchorage students are pushing back on a recently announced "reorganization" of the Native Student Services program, saying the changes will ultimately dismantle a program ...
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Failed search for new UW System President results in loss of $216,000
Storbeck Search and Company, a company used to recruit and evaluate candidates for institutions, was hired to recruit a new UW System president. According to the Wisconsin State Journal, the search ...