Regents endorse UA President’s plan to streamline university system

University of Alaska Southeast (Photo by Lisa Phu/KTOO)
The University of Alaska Board of Regents has endorsed UA President Jim Johnsen’s plan to restructure the university system, as it faces continuing declines in state funding.
UA President Jim Johnsen presented the framework for the plan at a 2-day work session last week. He says it will streamline and increase efficiency across the university system.
“Focusing each one of our major campuses, our universities, UAS in Southeast, U