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Dr. Diane Hirshberg, professor of education policy, has been selected as Director for the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER). She is an 18-year veteran of UAA and ISER, and has served in leadership roles such as president of UAA’s faculty senate and advisor to the chancellor on Arctic Research and Education. She was the founding director of the Center for Alaska Education Policy Research and is currently vice-president academic at the University of the Arctic. Dr. Hirshberg holds a PhD in Education from UCLA, a Master of Public Administration from Columbia University, and two bachelor's degrees from UC Berkeley.

I hope everyone enjoyed a well-deserved break during the holiday closure at UAA. We would like to welcome you back to our campuses on Monday, Jan. 3. I am reaching out with information to help you prepare for the spring semester in light of an uptick in COVID-19 cases in Alaska.

The Consortium Library is currently out of COVID test kits. More kits have been ordered and are expected soon. Information will be sent out through Seawolf Daily and Seawolf Students as soon as more are available. Thank you for your patience during this time.

It is with great sadness that I write to you about the death of Ed Rasmuson, a visionary business and community leader and staunch advocate for the University of Alaska. Ed believed Alaska’s future requires great universities to educate our citizens, develop our workforce, and embark on research of global impact, and he worked tirelessly to promote that vision. With his passing, we pause to remember a man who served in so many remarkable ways and was a true asset for our state.

You've got this! Courtesy of UA Disability Services, all users with a University of Alaska account have free, unlimited access to Read&Write literacy software. Measurably increase your productivity with this free software download.

Following a competitive search, the UAA Budget Office is pleased to announce Ryan Buchholdt as the department’s permanent director. Ryan stepped into the position of interim director in April 2020.

In order to support ongoing faculty and staff efforts to reduce course materials costs as one component of addressing educational affordability, UAA will soon implement a ZTC (zero textbook cost) course marking initiative.

Now that the parking lots and sidewalks are icy, don’t forget that Free Spikies (winter foot traction devices) are available to UAA employees again this year at the Main Circulation Desk at the Consortium Library.