A sign for the University of Alaska. Photo courtesy of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
The University of Alaska announced that the university system began recruiting and accepting applications for a new president on Jan. 6. This was announced in a system-wide email sent by UA Chief Human Resources Officer Nikole Conley.
The search for a new UA president comes after current President Pat Pitney announced in November 2025 that she would retire in May 2026, according to a report by the UA News Center.
The report also said that the UA Board of Regents retained the executive search firm WittKieffer to assist in the search for UA’s next president.
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