UA faculty have only received a 1% raise over the past 5 years.
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ANTHC boss resigned after employee accused him of ‘unrelenting’ abuse
For more than a decade, Teuber was the president of the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium and one of the most powerful executives in Alaska.
Coast Guard ends search for missing former Alaska health executive’s helicopter
In a prepared statement, the Coast Guard said the debris it spotted Tuesday was “consistent with” debris from Teuber’s helicopter, though it did not confirm that that was the case.
Theater, chemistry, sociology among dozens of academic programs cut at the University of Alaska system
The state’s public university system is eliminating dozens of degree and certificate programs from theater to chemistry to creative writing.
Ketchikan Assembly pushes back against proposed University of Alaska Southeast merger
Leadership at Ketchikan’s University of Alaska Southeast campus on Monday asked the Ketchikan Gateway Borough to oppose a proposed campus merger. Priscilla Schulte leads the Ketchikan UAS campus. She says the proposed cost-cutting move to merge UAS with University of Alaska campuses in Anchorage or Fairbanks won’t serve students in Southeast Alaska. “There’s quite a…
University regents consider controversial merger of UAS as solution to ‘immediate and significant financial headwinds’
For years, UA has grappled with reduced state funding and lost tuition dollars as enrollment declines. Then came the coronavirus pandemic. It cut into the finances of the already-strained university system.
University of Alaska regents cancel financial exigency declaration
The vote overturns a declaration that allowed for the expedited elimination of academic programs and layoffs of tenured faculty.
Dunleavy halves University of Alaska budget vetoes, spreading cuts over three years
An agreement between Gov. Mike Dunleavy and the University of Alaska Board of Regents will see a $25 million cut in funding for this budget year. The next two years would see cuts of $25 million and $20 million.
University of Alaska regents move to consolidate UA accreditation
The University of Alaska Board of Regents voted 8-3 to move towards consolidating the entire university system into a single accredited university.
Financial exigency likely means UAS layoffs and program reductions — but not before fall classes begin
The UAS chancellor says programs with larger enrollments are more likely to be retained. But he adds that some smaller programs, like Alaska Native languages, are critical to the mission of UAS.