Read the latest updates on the university budget, Board of Regents, and other major UA System news
UA System News
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Remote Work Policy and Procedure Feedback Request
July 09, 2021
The Post-COVID Remote Work project team is working to review existing university policy and regulations to develop regulation and procedure recommendations that will allow supervisors the flexibility to make the best business decisions for their departments and allow greater ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ engagement. We are anticipating that updated regulations and related guidance will be finalized no later than August 1, 2021.
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Ethics Act Compliance & Annual Disclosure of Employment or Services Outside UA
July 09, 2021
Your friendly ethics broken record wants to remind you, both those of you in the dwindling minority who understand that metaphor and those of you in the growing majority who do not, that it is time for our annual renewal of our ethical disclosure obligations with regard to outside activities.
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June 18, 2021
In the current special session, the legislature passed an operating and capital budget, but yesterday the governor rejected it over technical issues.
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COVID Phase C Transition - returning to the workplace
June 18, 2021
As our universities transition into more on-site activities throughout the summer and into the fall, many ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æs will also be returning to on-site work at our campuses.
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ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ senior residents receive free tuition across UA System
June 18, 2021
During its June meeting, the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Board of Regents approved a policy change that simplifies how senior ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æns qualify for a university tuition waiver.
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June 18, 2021
The University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Foundation Board of Directors has named Dr. Lawrence K. Duffy, professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks (ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ), as this year's Edith R. Bullock Prize recipient.
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June 04, 2021
The Rasmuson Foundation has named author, University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Anchorage alum and former University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Southeast faculty member Ernestine Saankaláxt' Hayes of Juneau as its 2021 Distinguished Artist.
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UAA partners with Willamette University to expand ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æns' access to law education
June 04, 2021
The University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Anchorage (UAA) is partnering with Willamette University College of Law to expand access to law degrees for ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æn students, offering a new direct-admit juris doctor (J.D.) program for qualified UAA students and alumni who are planning to attend law school.
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June 04, 2021
The ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Legislature's first special session continues.
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June 04, 2021
ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ 529 and the ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Boating Safety Program have announced that they will be working together to help keep ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ youth safe, when on or near ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ's ocean and waterways.