UA President Pitney seeks stability and certainty for students, faculty amid cuts
A stable university is one that people will attend, she says.
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Regents select Pat Pitney as interim president of the University of Alaska
Pat Pitney will be heading back to the University of Alaska.
UA Regents name five finalists for interim president, all with ties to UA
Whoever gets the job will be tasked with navigating the University of Alaska system through continued financial turmoil—brought on by continued funding cuts handed down by Gov. Mike Dunleavy as well as the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic—all while trying to mend infighting in the university system.
Legislature hires former Walker budget director Pitney as new head of Legislative Finance
Unlike Dunleavy’s now-departed budget director, Donna Arduin, Pitney has also close ties to Alaska.