Feds Terminate University of Alaska Grant Funding for Indigenous Student Programs

Feds terminate University of Alaska grant funding for Indigenous student programs

“The loss of this grant funding will have a substantial and negative impact on a large number of Alaskans, including our Alaska Native students,” UAF Interim Chancellor Mike Sfraga said in an email to staff.

Trump administration terminates University of Alaska grants for Alaska Native, Indigenous students

The sign at the entrance to the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus welcomes students on Sept. 20, 2023. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)The U.S. Department of Education has terminated grant funding for universities’ Alaska Native and Native-Hawaiian-serving programs and support services, an act that University of Alaska Fairbanks Chancellor Mike Sfraga said “will have a substantial and negative impact on a large number of Alaskans, inclu…

Trump administration terminates University of Alaska grants for Alaska Native, Indigenous students - Chilkat Valley News

The U.S. Department of Education has terminated grant funding for universities’ Alaska Native and Native-Hawaiian-serving programs and support services, an act that University of Alaska Fairbanks Chancellor Mike Sfraga said “will have a substantial and negative impact on a large number of Alaskans, including our Alaska Native students.” Sfraga announced the federal decision in a campus-wide email on Thursday. Sfraga said the funding cut for UAF …