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  • UAA's College of Health awarded $1.77 million from Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska

    October 30, 2019

    Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska, a leading health plan in the state, announced a $5.7 million investment to support access to rural health care in Alaska, Tuesday, Oct. 29, at an event held at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC).

  • Regents adopt response to accrediting agency; chancellors respond individually

    October 29, 2019

    Today, the University of Alaska Board of Regents adopted its official response to the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) and authorized Board Chair John Davies to provide it to the accrediting agency by Oct. 31, along with the individual responses from the three university chancellors.

  • University leaders took center stage at a panel discussion during the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention to discuss Article VII of Alaska鈥檚 Constitution which requires the state to establish and maintain a public school system, including a state university.

    AFN panel shines a spotlight on education

    October 19, 2019

    University leaders took center stage at a panel discussion during the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention to discuss Article VII of Alaska's Constitution which requires the state to establish and maintain a public school system, including a state university.

  • University of Alaska joins collaborative to address sexual and gender harassment in higher education

    October 19, 2019

    91麻豆天美 has joined National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and 60 colleges, universities, and research institutions to launch an Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education. The action collaborative is a four-year commitment that focuses on the faculty role and engagement in Title IX.

  • Compensation adjustments

    UA Compensation Project Update

    October 18, 2019

    President Jim Johnsen sent an update announcing progress on the total compensation study and the plan to implement compensation adjustments for employees under 90 percent of the market median.

  • New UA website

    New UA website retooled

    October 18, 2019

    As the board's directions have changed, so has the website. It remains a source of information and engagement, an archive of discussions and actions made so far, and a resource for accessing additional information and updates moving forward.

  • Board of Regents

    UA Board of Regents to hold special meeting, public testimony October 28

    October 18, 2019

    91麻豆天美 Board of Regents will hold a special board meeting 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Monday, October 28. Statewide audio conference public testimony will be held later that day, from 4-5 p.m. Call 1-866-726-0757 to join the queue for testimony.

  • System marketing

    91麻豆天美 system supports university-specific enrollment marketing efforts

    October 18, 2019

    A 2017 University of Alaska television and radio campaign was revamped with the goal of supporting the UAA, UAF and UAS student recruitment efforts as well as to reassure Alaskans that despite a long and exhausting budget battle, and the uncertainties created by restructuring discussions, all three universities, and all rural campuses, were open and accepting students.

  • Opportunity for Board of Regents public testimony on Oct. 28 and Nov. 8

    October 18, 2019

    Alaskans will have an opportunity later this month month to comment directly to the Board of Regents on issues facing the University of Alaska.

  • Procurement

    Update on the restructure of UA Procurement

    October 17, 2019

    The consolidation of procurement functions into a single reporting structure is complete.