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UAF hosting 2024 Indigenous Peoples Day events
October 11, 2024
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day on Oct. 14 this year with a day full of cultural events and workshops.
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
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Rural Alaska Honors Institute will celebrate 42nd graduation
July 08, 2024
Rural Alaska Honors Institute will celebrate 42nd graduation
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.