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Associate Professor Jessica Black from the Department of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development and the tribal governance program at UAF.Shine a Light speaker series: Decolonizing the classroom

Jessica Black will share practical ways for academic faculty, staff and administrators to rethink dynamic education and actualize decolonial classrooms and spaces during the next talk in the Shine a Light series on May 17 at noon. Jessica Black is Gwich’in from the villages of Gwichyaa Zhee (Ft. Yukon) and Toghotthele (Nenana), Alaska. She currently serves as an associate professor in the Department of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development and the tribal governance program at UAF.


New leadership training for seafood processing supervisors

Alaska Sea Grant and the applied business and accounting program at UAF’s Community and Technical College are collaborating to offer leadership and supervisory skills training for rising leaders in the seafood processing industry. The first workshops were held in Kodiak on April 25-26. Future plans include holding workshops in Dillingham and Petersburg this summer, adding more communities in 2023, and making the training available in an online format.

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Coming soon: Blackboard Ultra base navigation

As a part of the University of Alaska’s commitment to improving user experiences for all Blackboard users, starting in fall 2022 the UA Blackboard Learn environment will receive a refresh with implementation of Ultra base navigation.


Summer Music Academy students perform on the UAF campus.

Registration open for Summer Music Academy

Registration is open for the 2022 UAF Summer Music Academy from June 6-17. Applications for mentorship and needs-based scholarships to the music education program are due by May 20 at 5 p.m.


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