University of Alaska

This is encouraging news for first-year teachers educated in Alaska but it doesn’t provide any insight into whether teachers from other states feel similarly prepared.

Over the course of five years leading the campus, Rick Caulfield dealt with declining enrollment and repeated state budget cuts that left the entire university system struggling. His departure comes at a time when the campus is facing more uncertainty than ever. 

Sheri Buretta, the chair of the board, announced President Jim Johnsen’s resignation during an emergency meeting, following a 45-minute executive session.

University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen says he’s withdrawing his name from consideration for President of the University of Wisconsin.

The state’s public university system is eliminating dozens of degree and certificate programs from theater to chemistry to creative writing.

In Juneau, University of Alaska Southeast students, faculty and alumni spent much of last week debating a proposal to merge the university with one of the other University of Alaska campuses to cut costs. On Thursday, the university’s board of regents voted to delay moving forward with the merger and instead decided to look into…