Governor Mike Dunleavy’s vetoes cut 41 percent of the state’s contribution to the University of Alaska system budget and the University president says thousands of faculty will be laid off. How will UA handle the deep cuts to programs, staff and students? And could UA could lose national accreditation? We’ll discuss the future of Alaska’s university system on the next Talk of Alaska.
HOST: Lori Townsend
GUESTS:
- Jim Johnsen, President, University of Alaska System
- Larry Hinzman, Vice Chancellor of Research, University of Alaska Fairbanks
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LIVE Broadcast: Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. on APRN stations statewide.
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Lori Townsend is the chief editor, senior vice president of journalism and senior host for Alaska Public Media. You can send her news tips and program ideas for Talk of Alaska and Alaska Insight at ltownsend@alaskapublic.org or call 907-550-8452. Read more about Lori here.
