Dunleavy appoints new regent to University of Alaska board

A statue of Charles Bunnell, the first president of the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines, as the University of Alaska Fairbanks was ...

September 14, 2023
3:00 AM

A statue of Charles Bunnell, the first president of the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines, as the University of Alaska Fairbanks was once known, is seen on Sept. 18 on the UAF campus. An administrative order issued by Gov. Mike Dunleavy removes college-degree requirements for most state jobs. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) Gov. Mike Dunleavy appointed Stephen Colligan to the board that guides policy and appoints the president of the state's university system on Tuesday. Colligan is the governor's third attempt to fill the seat on the state university system's board of regents.

Claire Stremple