UAS expands its reach, drawing students from more states

The main University of Alaska Southeast campus is located near Auke Bay in Juneau. (Photo by Bridget Dowd/KTOO).
The University of Alaska Southeast has more than doubled the number of states nonresident students are coming from. 
“This year, we are welcoming students from nearly 30 different states,” UAS Chancellor Aparna Palmer said during an interview on KTOO’s Juneau Afternoon on Thursday. “Last year, 11 states. This year, 29 states.”
Palmer credits those nu