Board Chair Ralph Seekins said the regents acted to promote “equal opportunity,” while many faculty, students and lawmakers ...

Alaska Native Language map. Source: Alaska Geographic Alliance. Click image for a larger view At the time of contact with Russian explorers in the mid-18th century, Alaska was occupied by ...

Feb. 24—The University of Alaska Board of Regents has voted to change the school's affirmative action language, following a recent warning from the Trump administration that called for educational ...

Erin Granger, [email protected] May 25, 2018 May 25, 2018 Updated May 25, 2018 FAIRBANKS — Language groups participating in the Alaska Native Language Revitalization Institute gave their ...

The Board of Regents chair said the decision was based on protecting federal funding and university jobs and programs.

The board’s repudiation of the foundational values of the organization they’re charged with leading is shocking, rivaled only ...

The University of Alaska will strip language referring to “affirmative action,” diversity, equity, inclusion and “other associated terms” from policies, programs, activities, job titles and others — ...

University of Alaska Regent Seth Church reads during a ... affairs said he hadn’t yet read about the ruling, but that the language passed Friday is meant to give general clarity to university ...