United Academics @University of Alaska
@unac4996ak.bsky.social
Representing faculty and postdocs in the University of Alaska system.
Sign before noon on November 3! @uaworkers.neocities.org @universityofalaska.bsky.social @uafairbanks.bsky.social @aaup.org @aft.org
Have you signed our petition telling the University of Alaska Board of Regents to reject the federal "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education"? All UA stakeholders--students, employees, alumni, & members of the public--are invited to sign!
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Reject the Federal Higher Education Compact to Maintain UA’s Autonomy
The new federal Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education mandates that universities surrender their autonomy and give control of key authorities, such as hiring, curriculum, research, and s...
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October 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Sign before noon on November 3! @uaworkers.neocities.org @universityofalaska.bsky.social @uafairbanks.bsky.social @aaup.org @aft.org
Have you signed our petition telling the University of Alaska Board of Regents to reject the federal "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education"? All UA stakeholders--students, employees, alumni, & members of the public--are invited to sign!
actionnetwork.org/petitions/re...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/re...
Reject the Federal Higher Education Compact to Maintain UA’s Autonomy
The new federal Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education mandates that universities surrender their autonomy and give control of key authorities, such as hiring, curriculum, research, and s...
actionnetwork.org
October 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Have you signed our petition telling the University of Alaska Board of Regents to reject the federal "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education"? All UA stakeholders--students, employees, alumni, & members of the public--are invited to sign!
actionnetwork.org/petitions/re...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/re...
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‼️ MURKOWSKI, SULLIVAN, and RFK Jr ARE IN ANCHORAGE - PROTEST TUES, AUG 5 at 4PM AT ANTHC ‼️
👉 Murkowski, Sullivan, and Begich all voted to cut health care for Alaskans.
👉 RFK Jr. peddles racist conspiracy theories and profits off anti-science bs. He has NO place in #Alaska.
#Akleg #AlaskaSky
👉 Murkowski, Sullivan, and Begich all voted to cut health care for Alaskans.
👉 RFK Jr. peddles racist conspiracy theories and profits off anti-science bs. He has NO place in #Alaska.
#Akleg #AlaskaSky
August 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
‼️ MURKOWSKI, SULLIVAN, and RFK Jr ARE IN ANCHORAGE - PROTEST TUES, AUG 5 at 4PM AT ANTHC ‼️
👉 Murkowski, Sullivan, and Begich all voted to cut health care for Alaskans.
👉 RFK Jr. peddles racist conspiracy theories and profits off anti-science bs. He has NO place in #Alaska.
#Akleg #AlaskaSky
👉 Murkowski, Sullivan, and Begich all voted to cut health care for Alaskans.
👉 RFK Jr. peddles racist conspiracy theories and profits off anti-science bs. He has NO place in #Alaska.
#Akleg #AlaskaSky
June 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
"It was a decision made over lunch, behind closed doors"
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Responding to the University of Alaska's Anti-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Motion
YouTube video by United Academics_4996_AK
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May 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
"It was a decision made over lunch, behind closed doors"
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The ripple effect of these federal funding cuts will be significant and far reaching. Thank you ADN for covering this important, devastating story.
ADN interviewed numerous researchers who say losing federal funding could limit Alaska’s ability to monitor and respond to environmental conditions. Features AOOS Executive Director Sheyna Wisdom and our colleagues.
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Trump administration cuts endanger critical science programs in Alaska, researchers say
Fishery surveys, weather and wave data, and wildlife counts to support sustainable hunts are among the efforts at risk, researchers say.
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May 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The ripple effect of these federal funding cuts will be significant and far reaching. Thank you ADN for covering this important, devastating story.
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Alaska House votes to revive pension plan for state and municipal workers, reports James Brooks, @alaska.bsky.social, of @alaskabeacon.com: alaskabeacon.com/2025/05/13/a... #akleg
Alaska House votes to revive pension plan for state and municipal workers | Alaska Beacon
House Bill 78 won't be taken up by the Senate until next year, but leading senators appear favorable to the idea.
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May 13, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Alaska House votes to revive pension plan for state and municipal workers, reports James Brooks, @alaska.bsky.social, of @alaskabeacon.com: alaskabeacon.com/2025/05/13/a... #akleg
Start planning your testimony now and get in the queue early on Monday!
May 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Start planning your testimony now and get in the queue early on Monday!
Are we great yet?
May 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Are we great yet?
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“This is a really hard time for anyone who wants to do research, but particularly for people who are starting out,” Dr. Sussman said. “It is very disheartening to see the wheels of science kind of grinding to a halt.”
#TRUMPCUTSKILL
#TRUMPCUTSKILL
Columbia Lays Off Nearly 180 People Because of Trump Research Cuts
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May 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
“This is a really hard time for anyone who wants to do research, but particularly for people who are starting out,” Dr. Sussman said. “It is very disheartening to see the wheels of science kind of grinding to a halt.”
#TRUMPCUTSKILL
#TRUMPCUTSKILL
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Electric May Day celebration in Anchorage, Alaska yesterday! Our community came together to stand up for workers in every sector and demand answers from our federal delegation.
One Union. One Alaska. One Fight. ✊
#MayDay #UnionStrong #1u
One Union. One Alaska. One Fight. ✊
#MayDay #UnionStrong #1u
May 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Electric May Day celebration in Anchorage, Alaska yesterday! Our community came together to stand up for workers in every sector and demand answers from our federal delegation.
One Union. One Alaska. One Fight. ✊
#MayDay #UnionStrong #1u
One Union. One Alaska. One Fight. ✊
#MayDay #UnionStrong #1u
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Great article by the News-Miner’s Jack Barnwell about the threats to ACCAP!
Alaskans share support for Alaska climate center as faces funding loss www.newsminer.com/news/alaska_...
Alaskans share support for Alaska climate center as faces funding loss www.newsminer.com/news/alaska_...
May 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Great article by the News-Miner’s Jack Barnwell about the threats to ACCAP!
Alaskans share support for Alaska climate center as faces funding loss www.newsminer.com/news/alaska_...
Alaskans share support for Alaska climate center as faces funding loss www.newsminer.com/news/alaska_...
May Day is International Workers' Day and workers around the U.S. are rallying to reclaim our rights and our power. Find a rally near you, make a sign, and take your friends and family!
April 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
May Day is International Workers' Day and workers around the U.S. are rallying to reclaim our rights and our power. Find a rally near you, make a sign, and take your friends and family!
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AFL-CIO President @lizshuler.bsky.social recently joined @jenrubin.bsky.social on The Contrarian to talk about how America’s unions are fighting back against the Trump admin’s illegal actions against workers, @deptofworkers.bsky.social fighting back against DOGE, and more.
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Stronger Together: Liz Shuler on the Power of Labor Unions
"When you have unions, negotiate a contract or collective bargaining agreement in a workplace, it inevitably lifts the standards for all working people"
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April 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
AFL-CIO President @lizshuler.bsky.social recently joined @jenrubin.bsky.social on The Contrarian to talk about how America’s unions are fighting back against the Trump admin’s illegal actions against workers, @deptofworkers.bsky.social fighting back against DOGE, and more.
Tune in!
Tune in!
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HAPPENING NOW: Huge #HandsOffHigherEd rally happening at Yale! We are standing together to protect all people, programs, and research at Yale and at schools across the country.
April 17, 2025 at 6:53 PM
HAPPENING NOW: Huge #HandsOffHigherEd rally happening at Yale! We are standing together to protect all people, programs, and research at Yale and at schools across the country.
Don't shoot in!!
April 16, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Don't shoot in!!
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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‼️ Call the Alaska congressional delegation & Governor Dunleavy to demand that University of Alaska students’ visas be reinstated today, and that our elected representatives speak up in support of international students, staff, and faculty as well as our immigrant neighbors across Alaska. #alaskasky
April 14, 2025 at 10:14 PM
‼️ Call the Alaska congressional delegation & Governor Dunleavy to demand that University of Alaska students’ visas be reinstated today, and that our elected representatives speak up in support of international students, staff, and faculty as well as our immigrant neighbors across Alaska. #alaskasky
"I want to talk to you about the part of the (UA BOR) motion where it absolutely toadies to the federal government. Toadies? Umm, boot licks, rolls over and submissively wets." - Senator Jesse Kiehl to UA Board of Regents appointee Christine Resler.
April 9, 2025 at 11:42 PM
"I want to talk to you about the part of the (UA BOR) motion where it absolutely toadies to the federal government. Toadies? Umm, boot licks, rolls over and submissively wets." - Senator Jesse Kiehl to UA Board of Regents appointee Christine Resler.
Kill the Cuts protest at UAF today! The senseless federal threats to funding threaten research throughout the UA system!
April 9, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Kill the Cuts protest at UAF today! The senseless federal threats to funding threaten research throughout the UA system!
Happening tomorrow Tuesday, 4/8! Kill the Cuts protest at UAF Troth Yeddha' campus, noon to 1 pm. Bring our friends and bring a sign!
April 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Happening tomorrow Tuesday, 4/8! Kill the Cuts protest at UAF Troth Yeddha' campus, noon to 1 pm. Bring our friends and bring a sign!
If you're in a union, you have Weingarten Rights. That means you can stop a meeting at any point if you think it might result in discipline, and you can demand that the meeting be rescheduled when your union rep can be there.
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Weingarten Rights: A Union Benefit
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April 1, 2025 at 10:28 PM
If you're in a union, you have Weingarten Rights. That means you can stop a meeting at any point if you think it might result in discipline, and you can demand that the meeting be rescheduled when your union rep can be there.
youtu.be/3dqy0g_lQ5w?...
youtu.be/3dqy0g_lQ5w?...
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Each year on March 25 we commemorate the anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. This tragic event took the lives of 146 mostly young, immigrant women workers in 1911.
March 25, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Each year on March 25 we commemorate the anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. This tragic event took the lives of 146 mostly young, immigrant women workers in 1911.
University of Alaska's Faculty Alliance Chair wrote a fantastic thought-piece of UA's new anti-DEI policy. Read it!
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Fuzzy Arguments and Eerie Silences
A University Complies with Anti-DEI
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March 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
University of Alaska's Faculty Alliance Chair wrote a fantastic thought-piece of UA's new anti-DEI policy. Read it!
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
Congratulations to UAS Professor X'Unei Lance Twitchell for winning an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Preschool Animated Series!!
The #ChildrensEmmys Award for Outstanding Writing for a Preschool Animated Series goes to "Not a Mascot" | Molly of Denali (PBS Kids).
March 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Congratulations to UAS Professor X'Unei Lance Twitchell for winning an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Preschool Animated Series!!