Projects & Initiatives

Encountering Controversy

A UAA/APU partnership project to engage faculty and students in constructive dialogue about sensitive political, religious, racial, and cultural issues.  Funded by the Ford Foundation’s Difficult Dialogues initiative.

• “Controversy” News
• Project Summary
• Grant proposal (pdf)
• Steering Committee
• Faculty Fellows
• Book of the Semester
• Difficult Dialogues   
  

LitSite Alaska      (litsite.alaska.edu)

An innovative on-line community promoting literacy, cultural diversity, and well-being throughout Alaska.

Polaris Lecture Series

Addressing a wide range of subjects in the liberal arts.

• Polaris News

• 2005-06 Season

Community Campus Conference

A statewide conference focusing on the role of community colleges and campuses in today’s higher education environment, with special emphasis on strategic planning and indicators of success.  

• Conference News