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UA Giving Day kicks off at UAS on March 24
March 23, 2026
Annual campaign supports student success, reduces financial barriers, and expands hands-on learning.
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UAS to honor four Southeast Alaska leaders with honorary degrees, Meritorious Service Award
March 6, 2026
Alaska Native culture-bearers, a sustainable tourism innovator, and an advocate for victims and survivors will receive the university’s highest honors.
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UAS, the Institute of American Indian Arts and Sealaska Heritage Institute strengthen Northwest Coast arts partnership with new agreement
January 29, 2026
Memorandum of agreement renews shared commitment to Northwest Coast arts.
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Agreement between Goldbelt Heritage and UAS carves path for traditional canoe and hands-on learning
December 18, 2025
Dugout canoe carving is underway, with educational programming for elementary through university students.
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Professor of Alaska Native Languages X̱'unei Lance Twitchell to receive 2025 Rasmuson Foundation award
December 10, 2025
Twitchell will use the award to complete a novel centered on family survival and support.
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UAS enters seventh year of accreditation cycle, with April 2026 peer visit
December 9, 2025
Every seven years, an in-depth review ensures UAS meets standards and fulfills its mission through continuous improvement.
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Articulation agreement creates pathway for Virginia business students to earn 4-year degree at UAS
November 24, 2025
Virginia Western Community College graduates can seamlessly continue business administration studies at UAS, online and soon with in-state tuition.
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Lorrie Gax̱.áan.sán Heagy honored at Governor’s Arts and Humanities Awards
November 20, 2025
Heagy has received a 2025 Governor’s Arts Award for outstanding contributions as an educator, artist and advocate.
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UAS natural sciences building given second name to honor Tlingit heritage
November 19, 2025
The Anderson Building is now also called G̱athéeni Tʼaaḵ Hít, which means, "house beside sockeye stream."
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French historian of linguistics studies Tlingit language and archives in Fulbright project at UAS
November 5, 2025
Chloé Laplantine is exploring the past and present of Indigenous languages of North America, including archival documentation and modern language learning.
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UAS partners with Greek and New York universities in joint blue economy initiative
October 29, 2025
The University of Alaska Southeast joins an international initiative to create academic programs in the blue economy.
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