The Board of Regents appointed Fairbanks attorney Matt Cooper to the role Friday morning.
University of Alaska
University of Alaska staff successfully vote to form a union
Sixty-four percent of voting members approved forming the union, and election results now await certification from the Alaska Labor Relations Agency.
UAS and Tlingit & Haida partner to create School of Indigenous Studies in ‘historic moment’
The University of Alaska Southeast and the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska are working together to create a School of Indigenous Studies.
UA President Pitney gives final State of the University address ahead of retirement
The roughly 30-minute speech emphasized overcoming challenges and entering what she says is a period of promise.
Voting to form University of Alaska staff union begins
If approved, the Coalition of Alaska University Employees for Equity would be the university’s largest union.
UA Board of Regents to continue anti-DEI policy, despite federal court ruling
University maintains its ‘unwavering’ commitment to equal rights and points to federal funding threat.





