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At the UAF College of Indigenous Studies, we offer academic programs designed to serve Indigenous communities and build a new generation of leaders. Our programs are grounded in Indigenous communities and the challenges they face.
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Alexander appointed director of Center for One Health Research
July 24, 2024
The College of Indigenous Studies is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Alisa Alexander as the new director of the Center for One Health Research, effective July 1, 2024.
Uher named associate vice chancellor of rural, workforce education
July 10, 2024
Uher named associate vice chancellor of rural, workforce education
Friday Focus: College rename, leading the nation
May 24, 2024
This week, the UA Board of Regents approved a regulation change that formalized the renaming of UAF's College of Rural and Community Development to the College of Indigenous Studies. This action effectively makes UAF the first public institution of higher education in the Nation to have such a College. The name change which took effect immediately, came as the result of a two-year effort to solicit feedback in the renaming process. In its over 50-year history, CRCD has been known by different names and focused primarily on meeting local and regional educational needs across the Bristol Bay, Northwest, Chukchi, Kuskokwim and Interior Alaska regions.
Regents approve UAF College of Indigenous Studies
May 24, 2024
The University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Rural and Community Development is now the College of Indigenous Studies. The University of Alaska Board of Regents unanimously approved the name change at its May 23 meeting in Anchorage.
UAF to offer two new Athabascan language courses this fall
May 17, 2024
The Alaska Native Language Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks will offer two new Native language courses for the fall 2024 semester.