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result of recent federal direction.Websites, publications, and other university-generated materials that contain a microversion of the nondiscrimination statement should be updated to use the new version moving forward.<br/></li><li><div class="newsImage"><img src="https://www.alaska.edu/_images/Capitol.jpg" alt="marble entrance with four pillars and gold detailing" /></div> <p class="title h5 internal-feed"><a href="https://www.alaska.edu/news/system/2025-capitol-report-February-21.php">Capitol Report: Legislature Contemplates New Revenues Amid Fiscal Challenges</a></p> <p class="date m-0">February 21, 2025<br/> <p class="excerpt short-desc pt-2">As committees in both the House and Senate continue examining the FY26 budget and the state's overall fiscal situation, discussions about the growing need for new state revenue are becoming more frequent around the Capitol. The current outlook of the proposed budget for the next fiscal year shows a deficit in the hundreds of millions of dollars.<br/></li><li><div class="newsImage"><img src="https://www.alaska.edu/news/images/Compliance%20Chats%20graphic%20copy.jpg" alt="a graphic with a yellow circle, reading "Compliance chats"" /></div> <p class="title h5 internal-feed"><a href="https://www.alaska.edu/news/system/2025-Compliance-Chat-19-UA-research-committees.php">When to Check In: How UA鈥檚 Research Committees Impact Everyone</a></p> <p class="date m-0">February 21, 2025<br/> <p class="excerpt short-desc pt-2">Even if you're not directly involved in research, the upcoming UA Compliance Chat is one you won't want to miss. This session sheds light on three of the university's research committees that play an important role in protecting our community and ensuring the university's success.<br/></li></ul> </div><a class="btn btn-secondary" title="System News" href="/news/system/index.php">More News</a></div> </div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="col-md-4 mb-3"> <div class="news-container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md mb-9"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header h4">Did You Know?</div> <div class="card-body"> <div class="news newsfeed ou-custom"> <ul><li><div class="newsImage"><img src="https://www.alaska.edu/news/images/UAA%20graduation%20photo.png" alt="A young girl with dark hair, wearing graduation regalia holds up her UAA diploma in front of a UAA building with a crowd behind her" /></div> <p class="title h5 internal-feed"><a href="https://www.alaska.edu/news/did-you-know/2025-did-you-know-UAA-Academic-Refresh.php">Did you know UAA helps students overcome past academic setbacks with structured support and guidance?</a></p> <p class="date m-0">February 25, 2025<br/> <p class="excerpt short-desc pt-2">With careful guidance from advisors, these policies provide a responsible path forward for students facing academic obstacles while maintaining the university's high standards.<br/></li><li><div class="newsImage"><img src="https://www.alaska.edu/_images/thumbnail.DYK.slim.williams.memobelts.png" alt="An archival black and white image of a man on a motorbike in a field, and 5 red squares that look like fruit roll ups" /></div> <p class="title h5 internal-feed"><a href="https://www.alaska.edu/news/did-you-know/2025-Dictabelt-recordings-UAF-Oral-History-Program.php">Did you know that before cassette tapes and digital files, there were Dictabelts--flexible vinyl recordings that captured history in real-time?</a></p> <p class="date m-0">February 11, 2025<br/> <p class="excerpt short-desc pt-2">One of Alaska's greatest adventurers, Clyde "Slim" Williams, used this now-obscure format in 1955 to record his life's wildest stories--his travels by dog team, his encounters with Indigenous communities, and his advocacy for an Alaska Highway long before it was built. With more than 16,000 audio recordings, the UAF Oral History Collection captures the voices and stories of Alaska's past. Many of these recordings--including Slim's--are available to explore online.<br/></li><li><div class="newsImage"><img src="https://www.alaska.edu/news/images/Seawolf%20Food%20Pantry%20Logo%20image.png" alt="Logo for the Seawolf food pantry" /></div> <p class="title h5 internal-feed"><a href="https://www.alaska.edu/news/did-you-know/2024-UAA-Seawolf-Food-Pantry-Expands.php">Did you know the Seawolf Food Pantry just relaunched in a bigger home with an even bigger mission?</a></p> <p class="date m-0">January 21, 2025<br/> <p class="excerpt short-desc pt-2">The pantry serves UAA students experiencing food insecurity. 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Fish & Game researchers.</span></div><a href="https://www.uaf.edu/news/pike-use-marine-corridors-to-colonize-new-alaska-territory.php">Read pike story <span class="fas fa-angle-double-right"></span></a></li> <li> <div class="newsImage"><img src="https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/download-89.webp" alt="UAA CHancellor Sean Parnell in regalia"></div> <p class="title h5"><a href="https://www.ktoo.org/2025/01/22/parnell-will-retire-as-uaa-chancellor-at-the-end-of-spring-semester/"> Parnell will retire as UAA chancellor at the end of spring semester </a></p> <div class="date m-0"> Jan. 22, 2025 </div> <div class="short-desc pb-2 pt-2"> <div class="subscriber-preview"> <div class="subscriber-preview"> <div class="subscriber-preview"> <p><span>University of Alaska Anchorage Chancellor Sean Parnell has announced that he will retire at the end of the spring semester.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div><a href="https://www.ktoo.org/2025/01/22/parnell-will-retire-as-uaa-chancellor-at-the-end-of-spring-semester/">Read Parnell article <span class="fas fa-angle-double-right"></span></a></li> </ul> </div><a class="btn btn-secondary" href="/news/featured/index.php">More News</a></div> </div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="multicolumn-container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4 mb-3"> <p> </p> </div> <div class="col-md-4 mb-3"> <div class="ou-component-button "> <a class="btn btn-info btn-lg btn-block" href="https://alaska.edu/alaska/safety.php" role="button" target=""> <span class="fa-regular fa-light-emergency-on" style="padding-right:0.5rem;"></span> Campus Safety and Respect </a> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4 mb-3"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="featured-bg-container full-width dark"> <div class="container-custom"> <div class="row my-3"> <div class="col-md"> <h3 class="text-uppercase" style="text-align: center;">Quick Facts</h3> <div class="multicolumn-container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md mb-3"> <div class="facts"><span class="fas fa-certificate fa-4x pb-3" aria-hidden="true"></span> <h4 class="card-text text-warning font-weight-bold">~500</h4> <h4 class="card-title">Degrees, certificates and endorsements</h4> </div> </div> <div class="col-md mb-3"> <div class="facts"><span class="fas fa-laptop fa-4x pb-3" aria-hidden="true"></span> <h4 class="card-text text-warning font-weight-bold">~140</h4> <h4 class="card-title">eLearning programs</h4> </div> </div> <div class="col-md mb-3"> <div class="facts"><span class="fas fa-users fa-4x pb-3" aria-hidden="true"></span> <h4 class="card-text text-warning font-weight-bold">20,750</h4> <h4 class="card-title">Students enrolled in 2023</h4> </div> </div> <div class="col-md mb-3"> <div class="facts"><span class="fas fa-graduation-cap fa-4x pb-3" aria-hidden="true"></span> <h4 class="card-text text-warning font-weight-bold">100,000+</h4> <h4 class="card-title text-white">Alumni</h4> </div> </div> <div class="col-md mb-3"> <div class="facts"><span class="fas fa-flask fa-4x pb-3" aria-hidden="true"></span> <h4 class="card-text text-warning font-weight-bold">$225.1 M</h4> <h4 class="card-title text-white">Research expenditure</h4> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p> </p>  </div> </div> </div></div> <p> </p> <div class="multicolumn-container"> <div class="row justify-content-center"> <p class="h3 text-uppercase"><a> Many Traditions One Alaska </a></p> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md mb-3"><a href="/alaska/campuses.php"><img style="padding-right: 1rem;" src="/alaska/images/AlaskaMapUpdate-2025-web.jpg" alt="Map of UA campuses" width="600" height="553"></a></div> <div class="col-md mb-3"> <h3>The University of Alaska is a land-, sea- and space-grant system of higher education established in 1917.</h3> <h4>The UA system's three universities (UAA, UAF and UAS) are separately accredited institutions with <a href="/alaska/campuses.php">campuses</a> and extended learning centers across the state of Alaska.</h4> <div class="button-container"><a class="btn btn-primary btn-lg arrow-yes" href="/alaska/uasystem/about/index.php" role="button">Learn More about the UA System</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </main></main> <div class="spacer"></div> <footer class="page-footer center-on-small-only swFooter"> <div class="footerContainer"><div class="container-fluid custom-footer"><div class="row container mx-auto text-white"><div class="col-md"><p><strong>University of Alaska System</strong></p><p>2025 Yukon Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99775<br>907-450-8100 - 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