Course and Public Lectures

Arctic Leadership: Theory and Praxis

Arctic Leadership: Theory and Praxis in the 21st Century (PS/ACNS F416/F616) is a UAF course in political science and Arctic and Northern Studies, taught by Dr. Amy Lauren Lovecraft. It meets online on Thursday evenings. Each week opens with a public guest lecture and continues with a discussion for enrolled students.

ALI Student Cohort members can take the course for credit with a UA Foundation scholarship covering the cost of the course. Questions about program benefits go to ua-ali-info@alaska.edu.

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Public guest lectures, fall 2026

Guest lectures are free and open to anyone. They run Thursdays from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Alaska time on Zoom. Each guest talks about the path that led to their role, what makes leadership in Alaska and the Arctic distinct, and the challenges they are working on now. For the Zoom link, email ua-ali-info@alaska.edu.

Date	Speaker
Thursday, September 17	Dermot Cole, journalist and author
Thursday, October 1	Brendan Kelly, International Arctic Research Center, UAF
Thursday, October 22	Hajo Eicken, Alfred Wegener Institute (recorded interview)
Thursday, October 29	Ana Unruh Cohen, U.S. House of Representatives
Thursday, November 5	Pearl Brower, President and CEO, Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation
Thursday, November 12	Matt Cooper, President, University of Alaska
Thursday, November 19	Russ Vander Lugt, Chancellor, University of Alaska Fairbanks

No session on November 26 (Thanksgiving).