On April 1, the Anchorage Police Department released a statement about an increase in SMS phishing, also known as “smishing.” ...

Student loan changes announced by the UAA Office of Financial Aid include fall 2026 aid disbursements taking place no sooner ...

Aubree Kline is a UAA Bachelor of Arts student and the first UAA graduate to obtain her degree through the Strategic Use of Nationally Registered Apprenticeships for Educators program — or SUNRAE. The ...

The University of Alaska’s Board of Regents voted to increase student tuition by 4% on Nov. 7, 2025. This increase will be implemented in the upcoming fall semester. In August 2025, the UA Board of ...

UA General Council Wayne Mowery Jr. and UPD Chief Jeff Earle discussed student rights related to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — or ICE — during a public Zoom conference on April 24. The ...

More than 60 countries will celebrate International Workers' Day — also known as May Day — on May 1. The holiday commemorates an 1886 strike that began when workers in Chicago gathered in favor of an ...

The Northern Light interviewed former state Sen. Tom Begich, who is running for governor of Alaska in 2026, about music, education, corporate interests, energy and more. “Just to be blunt, you know, I ...

Several bookshelves at the UAA Consortium Library will remain temporarily empty as staff rearrange collections. Head of Access Services Lorelei Sterling said journal collections were relocated from ...

UAA Chancellor Cheryl Siemers sent a university-wide email on April 1 announcing the approval of a $3.50 per credit hour fee, which will be implemented in the upcoming fall semester. According to ...

A knitting and crocheting club meets at the Kaladi Brothers located within the Social Sciences building every Thursday at 4 p.m. The club Chronicles of Yarnia recently faced disbandment due to busy ...

The Northern Light interviewed University Police Department Chief Jeff Earle to gain insight on the possibility of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — also known as ICE — on campus. Chief Earle ...

In the late 1950s, NASA and the U.S. Naval School of Aviation Medicine launched a joint research program. The program recruited 11 deaf men from Gallaudet College — a university for the deaf and hard ...