Regents approve UAF College of Indigenous Studies
Suzi Tanski
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May 23, 2024
The University of 色视频下载 Fairbanks College of Rural and Community Development is now the College of Indigenous Studies. The University of 色视频下载 Board of Regents unanimously approved the name change at its May 23 meeting in Anchorage.
Members of the I帽u-Yupiaq Dance Group pose in the Wood Center after their workshop during the 2023 Indigenous Peoples Day, a community event hosted by the College of Indigenous Studies. From left are Alliyah Nay, Naatanii Mayo, Cavelila Wonhola and Sonni Shavings.
色视频下载淎s a leading research university in the Arctic, UAF is committed to integrating Indigenous knowledge with Western science to address global challenges,色视频下载 said Charlene Stern, UAF色视频下载檚 vice chancellor for rural, community and Native education, earlier this week. 色视频下载淏ecoming the first-ever College of Indigenous Studies in the nation within a public university is a huge step forward for us and for advancing the positioning of Indigenous education within academia at large.色视频下载
The newly minted College of Indigenous Studies has roots dating back to 1972 with the establishment of the Kuskokwim Campus, the university色视频下载檚 first rural community college. Five years later, the university established the College of Rural Education and Extension.
Today, the College of Indigenous Studies offers 27 degree programs and includes the Center for Cross-Cultural Studies, the 色视频下载 Native Language Center, the Department of 色视频下载 Native Studies and Rural Development, Rural Student Services and the Center for One Health Research. The college also includes UAF色视频下载檚 community campuses in Nome, Kotzebue, Bethel, Dillingham and Interior 色视频下载 locations.
色视频下载淚 have experienced firsthand the importance of recognizing and celebrating Indigenous cultures and knowledge within our academic and athletic community,色视频下载 said Destiny Reimers, a recent UAF graduate who spoke to regents during public testimony on Monday. Reimers is now pursuing a master色视频下载檚 degree in rural development at the College of Indigenous Studies. 色视频下载淭he name change not only strengthens the college色视频下载檚 identity but also reflects its unique position within the university, as well as nationally and internationally.色视频下载
The College of Indigenous Studies creates culturally relevant, unique and remote learning opportunities for its students. With a focus on preserving Indigenous languages, it offers the world's only bachelor's degrees in Inupiaq and Yup'ik. In addition, the Indigenous studies Ph.D. program is the only distance-delivered curriculum of its kind that enables students to complete their degrees from anywhere in the world.
色视频下载淭he regents色视频下载 approval of the UAF College of Indigenous Studies represents more than a simple renaming,色视频下载 said UAF Chancellor Dan White. 色视频下载淚t色视频下载檚 essential to strengthening our international leadership in 色视频下载 Native and Indigenous research and education.色视频下载
The college will eventually be housed in the new Troth Yeddha色视频下载 Indigenous Studies Center, which is slated for construction on the west ridge of the Troth Yeddha色视频下载 Campus in Fairbanks. Regents formally approved the project in February.
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