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Recently University of Alaska Anchorage Provost Denise Runge announced the hiring of deans for the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business and Public Policy and the College of Engineering.

This year’s Atwood Chair of Journalism, Patricio Espinoza, has a simple goal: to inspire his students to drill down to the simplicity of people’s everyday lives and stories.

Meet UAA’s new Multicultural Student Services director Sara Caldwell-Kan and learn how she aims to bridge the gap between student success and student wellness.

Despite several career changes, finance alumnus James Strong was able to find his calling as the co-founder and owner of Anchorage's first macaron patisserie, Sweet Caribou. And despite the COVID-19 pandemic forcing businesses to stall or close completely, Sweet Caribou found a way to succeed.

Celebrate the successes of alumni making important contributions in their communities by nominating them for the Alumni of Distinction Awards by Aug. 24! Categories include Alumni Emerging Leader, Alumni Humanitarian and Alumni of Achievement.

A new approach to assessing incoming students and placing them in general education requirement writing classes yielded some pleasantly positive results for UAA students, faculty and administrators.

UAA students recently responded to imagined future emergencies, including wildfires and a missing cruise ship, in a role-playing assignment mimicking the pressures and cascading events policy decision-makers face during disasters.

Vaccine appointments are available for UAA students and employees every weekday at the Student Health and Counseling Center. Learn how to sign up, and hear from UAA student leaders as they share their reasons for getting vaccinated against COVID-19.

As a woman veteran, Vanessa Meade, assistant professor in UAA’s School of Social Work, knows better than most the challenges women who’ve served face once returning to civilian life. She's coordinating Operation Mary Louise, a project dedicated to making space and connecting female veterans to resources in Alaska.

UAA and the Anchorage School District unveil a new partnership between King Tech High School and the Community & Technical College’s Aviation Technology Division to provide high school students with the opportunity to earn their private pilot license.