JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 18 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2024: Today Governor Mike Dunleavy appointed Department of Labor and Workforce Development Acting Commissioner Cathy Munoz as the Commissioner Designee of the Department. "Cathy has been working diligently at the Department of Labor since the month I took office," said Governor Mike Dunleavy. "As I've seen her lead the department as Acting Commissioner, it has become clear that she is the rig  more

DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 19 -- The American Indian College Fund issued the following news: Ascendium Education Group, in partnership with the American Indian College Fund (the College Fund), has awarded a $2.5 million grant to five tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) to further their work in building meaningful career pathways. This four-year project will focus on implementing and assessing different academic progression and career readiness approaches to determine the best practices for incr  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- New Mexico State University issued the following news: A recently published New Mexico State University study shows firearm-related deaths involving America Indians and Alaska Natives spiked in the years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic. Co-authored by Jagdish Khubchandani, a professor of public health sciences at NMSU, and James H. Price of the University of Toledo, the study found that the firearm death rate among American Indians and Alaska Nat  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 18 -- The University of Alaska-Southeast issued the following news release: University of Alaska Southeast Professor of English Emily Wall is a 2023 Alaska Literary Award winner. The Alaska Literary Awards and Fellowships are the instrument through which the Alaska Arts & Culture Foundation and the Alaska State Council of the Arts recognize and support Alaska writers for their exceptional contributions to literature. Emily Wall has been writing and publishing her own works  more