University of Alaska Anchorage students who use the campus’s Native Student Services program say they’re concerned about the departure of long-time staff, ahead of a restructuring of the program.
The program assists Alaska Native students with things like registering for classes and adapting to a university setting. The university announced in March that it would be moved into the wider student services department and renamed the Indigenous and Rural Student Center.
Some Alaska Native students, including Mars Kashevarof, worry the change will make the program less responsive to their needs…