Read the latest updates on the university budget, Board of Regents, and other major UA System news
UA System News
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Alaska 529: Give your education savings some love
February 05, 2021
Love is in the air! The Alaska 529 team invites you to show your loved ones (little and grown-up) you care by focusing on education savings.
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February 05, 2021
University of Alaska Interim President Pat Pitney met with the Senate Education Committee Feb. 3 to provide an in-depth presentation outlining the university's legislative priorities and highlighting university successes.
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University of Alaska moves forward with Alaska Native Success Initiative
January 22, 2021
Next week, working groups and committees for UA's new Alaska Native Success Initiative will kick off its effort to improve support for Alaska Native faculty, staff and students and begin to meet to assess campuses, climates and positive changes that can be made to increase UA's equity and inclusion.
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An update on the UAA Chancellor search
January 22, 2021
At the start of the Spring semester, UA Interim President Pitney provided the UA community with an update on the search for a University of Alaska Anchorage chancellor. The search will be national in scope and it is Pitney's intent to "hire a chancellor who is deeply committed to and interested in the future of Alaska," she said. It is expected that Pitney will make this appointment no later than the end of April, with the new chancellor starting over the summer.
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January 22, 2021
As the University of Alaska continues to pursue budget stability and deal with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, I wanted to share with you that the Board of Regents decided at its January 15 meeting to postpone the search for the next president until spring 2022 and extend President Pat Pitney's contract until the next president is named.
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UAF to launch Shine A Light speaker series to spotlight racial justice and equity
January 22, 2021
The Northwest Campus, in partnership with UAF's Department of Equity and Compliance and the Nanook Diversity and Action Center, announces a new speaker series, Shine a Light: Promoting Conversation on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
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Alaska Legislature convenes and UA Government Relations issues first Capitol Report
January 22, 2021
On Tuesday, state lawmakers gaveled-in to begin the first session of the 32nd Alaska Legislature. The University of Alaska Government Relations Team is on the ground in Juneau, and actively engaged to keep the UA community updated throughout the session.
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January 22, 2021
During its Jan. 15 meeting, the UA Board of Regents discussed next steps in an initiative to improve success of Alaska Native students, staff and faculty, and reinstated UAA's Alpine Skiing program after the team met its independent fundraising goal.
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University of Alaska Board of Regents to meet January 15
January 08, 2021
The University of Alaska Board of Regents will hold a meeting of the full board, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, January 15.
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A look back at Alaska's congressional delegation and the work they have done for UA this session
January 08, 2021
Alaska's three-member congressional delegation -- made up of Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Republican Rep. Don Young -- took important steps last session to assist the University of Alaska in a number of critical ways including securing CARES Act funding for higher education institutes and taking steps to address UA's still unfulfilled land grant promise.