The Dunleavy attack on higher education in Alaska is only beginning. It starts with steps to erode confidence in the viability of the University of Alaska.
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The university should make cuts to the University of Alaska Fairbanks, according to faculty members from the University of Alaska Anchorage.
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The University of Alaska Board of Regents met Monday in Fairbanks to deal with the emergency created by Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s reckless effort to erase much of the institution that has served the state and territory for a century.
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Those of us who have written about Alaska’s unprecedented budget fight haven’t done enough to put the role of temporary budget director Donna Arduin in context and appreciate that she is using a playbook with a predictable script.
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Most Alaska legislators have yet to give up on the fight to stop the dismantling of the University of Alaska and restore sanity. It ain’t over til it’s over.
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With his vetoes, Gov. Mike Dunleavy went back to his original budget released in February, which had no public involvement in its creation, fashioned by the temporary budget director.
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Since statehood, we’ve had governors, regardless of party or ideology, who have operated within relative bounds of normalcy, and have not exercised these constitutional powers to full, unrestrained, destructive effect. That changed in 2018.
By Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins
Read MoreThe Fairbanks legislators, with two exceptions, took a reasonable position and voted to override the governor's vetoes, but it was to no avail.
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In another piece of bad news for higher education in Alaska, the state has suspended scholarship programs for students.
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The Dunleavy attack on higher education, if not overturned by the Alaska Legislature, will do permanent damage to Alaska.
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