The University of Alaska Southeast is expanding its partnerships with advocacy group AWARE and Juneau Police Department to improve options for students and staff who have experienced sex and gender-based discrimination.
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University of Alaska takes sports off the budget chopping block
The University of Alaska has decided not to cut six sports teams. University President Jim Johnsen rescinded an earlier cost saving recommendation that men’s and women’s ski teams at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and ski and indoor track programs at the University of Alaska Anchorage be eliminated.
University of Alaska announces 5% tuition hike
University of Alaska students will see a five percent tuition hike next year.
Former UAS Ketchikan director gets new job
Former Ketchikan resident Cathy LeCompte has a new job. She’s been appointed as the director of AVTEC, a state-operated post-secondary vocational school in Seward.
Lack of funding hinders maintenance of university’s aging infrastrucure
The University of Alaska’s board of regents is considering whether to consolidate the school’s education programs into one college based in Fairbanks, a move that has drawn criticism from the university’s Juneau campus.
Voters split on ballot measures, choose to retain judges
It will be easier to register to vote, but not to take out college student loans, as Alaskans gave mixed verdicts on two ballot measures.