Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
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UA president resigns
Frontiersman.com University of Alaska president Jim Johnsen has resigned as UA system president. Following a meeting that included the
Bucking the trend? Summer enrollment at Mat-Su College climbs
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Summer enrollment at Mat-Su College brought some good news for Talis Colberg. Colberg,
Tough times for UA – big budget hits; enrollment drops and now its president may depart
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman These are tough times for the University of Alaska. There are large back-to-
University of Alaska implements executive and senior leader furloughs
University of Alaska senior administrators, including president Jim Johnsen, will take mandatory furloughs, university officials said Wednesday. “It is important
Budget cuts and COVID-19 deal university a double hit
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman In the midst of pandemic, life goes on. The University of Alaska has started
UA President Johnsen on a drive to restore confidence in budget-battered state university
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen is on a mission to build public confidence
UA Board of Regents approves tuition increase, sets aside $1.5 million for student financial aid
The University of Alaska Board of Regents voted to increase the amount undergraduate students pay for college tuition by 5
UA president speaks about future of university system
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Earlier this year the University of Alaska went through a near-death experience. Gov.
Former chancellors express their alarm regarding recent letter sent from Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
By Former Chancellors Lee Gorsuch, Fran Ulmer, Tom Case, Sam Gingerich, Mike Powers, Brian Rogers, and John Pugh Spectrum As
UA president calls for merging university system
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman University of Alaska president Jim Johnsen is locked into a course of merging the
Negotiations continue in Juneau behind closed doors
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Intense negotiations in the state capitol in Juneau earlier this week produced bills in
Regents vote to declare financial emergency; debate continues in Juneau
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman University of Alaska regents voted to declare a financial emergency facing the university by