Alaska Education

The University of Alaska Board of Regents wrapped up a two-day meeting at Prince William Sound Community College Thursday after approving a new Ph.D. program in indigenous studies at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, among other action items.

The indigenous studies Ph.D. was developed in collaboration with several Alaska Native groups. One of its goals is to help address a shortage of Alaska Natives with advanced degrees; another is to advance knowledge and scholarship on subjects important to Alaska Native people and communities.

Continue reading UA Regents approve indigenous studies Ph.D., improvement projects

Voters in Anchorage soundly rejected a pair of school bonds during this week’s municipal election.

The two bonds would have given the school district nearly $100 million to renovate and repair decaying infrastructure.

Continue reading Anchorage school bonds fail

The University of Alaska Board of Regents will meet at Prince William Sound Community College next Wednesday and Thursday, April 8 & 9.

Continue reading UA Regents head to Valdez for April meeting

The American Bar Association recently reapproved the paralegal studies program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Tanana Valley Campus.
Continue reading Bar association reapproves UAF’s paralegal program

The University of Alaska Fairbanks will host a free preview event for high school juniors and seniors and their parents Monday, March 30 from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Continue reading UAF to host open house for high school students

Prospective students will have an opportunity to learn more about the University of Alaska Fairbanks at a series of upcoming Saturday information sessions.

Continue reading UAF hosts Saturday sessions for prospective students

For the first time, Juneau will host the statewide Olympiad of Spoken Russian.

The Juneau Empire reported on the competition, put on by the America Council of Teachers of Russian, which will take place this Thursday at the University of Alaska Southeast.

Continue reading Juneau to host Russian Olympiad for first time

Earlier this morning, President Barack Obama signed the $410 billion omnibus bill, funding the government’s agencies for another year.

Before he signed it, the president remarked that it was an imperfect bill, mostly because of all of the earmarks put in by various senators and representatives.

Thanks to the dedicated (and slightly obsessed) folks over at Taxpayers for Common Sense, here are a list of the Alaskan education projects and organizations earmarked for funding in the bill:

Continue reading Alaska Education Earmarks

The University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Natural Science and Mathematics is accepting applications for the Alaska Summer Research Academy, which is scheduled for July 20-31.

Continue reading University of Alaska offers summer research academy for middle and high school students

A three-year $450,000 donation from New York Life will support the Alaska Summer Research Academy and the Rural Alaska Honors Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Both programs are geared for Alaska high school students. Introduced in 2001, ASRA provides an intensive, two-week residential learning experience for middle and high school students with an interest in science, engineering or liberal arts. RAHI is a bridging program that helps ease the academic and social transition between high school and college.  RAHI students live on the Fairbanks campus for six weeks in the summer, taking courses and experiencing life in a college setting while earning between 7 and 10 college credits for their work.
Continue reading New York Life pledges $450,000 for ASRA, RAHI