If an amendment to the capital budget to pay full permanent fund dividends fails, the House minority leader expects there won’t be enough votes to draw from the Constitutional Budget Reserve.
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University of Alaska task force looking at potential restructure of UA system
A University of Alaska task force will look at four different options for restructuring the UA system. The “status quo” option would keep the three universities under one system.
Candidate Dunleavy said he had no plans to cut ferries, schools, university. Then Gov. Dunleavy proposed deep reductions.
Dunleavy’s shifting positions on budget cuts have left critics fuming. They argue that the governor made dubious claims on the campaign trail that were never debunked by a weakened mainstream media.
UA Board of Regents begins process to eliminate UAA education department
The largest point of opposition to UA President Jim Johnsen’s plan came from Juneau-based Regent Dale Anderson, who accused Johnsen of consolidating most of the initial licensure program responsibility to the Fairbanks campus.
For one petroleum engineering student, oil prices change but the dream stays the same
“I saw it as: I’m in a cyclic industry,” said Sydney Deering, who will be graduating this year with a B.S. in petroleum engineering. “I’m coming in in the trough. Hopefully it’s only up from here.”
UA president recommends closing UAA education program amid accreditation loss
Under the recommendation, Anchorage students would have to take education courses with instructors from the Fairbanks or Southeast campuses, both of which have accredited education departments.