New UAS Indigenous language master’s program gets final approval from state Board of Education

Egan Library at the University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau on April 16, 2025. (Photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO)
The Alaska State Board of Education and Early Development unanimously approved a new master’s in teaching program for Indigenous languages at the University of Alaska Southeast Thursday. This is the final approval the program needs to begin accepting students. 
Angela Lunda is the campus’ interim Dean of Education. She said this program would strengthen the teacher workforc