Pepper🐾Mar 14
Rick Thoman

The elimination of the Alaska Native Language Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks makes me incredibly sad. #Alaska #Language @ScoterD @transitionalaspect

https://www.adn.com/opinions/2026/03/13/opinion-closing-the-alaska-native-language-center-ends-more-than-a-program-it-weakens-language-revitalization/

Opinion: Closing the Alaska Native Language Center ends more than a program — it weakens language revitalization

The planned closure of the language center threatens decades of work preserving one of the world’s most diverse linguistic landscapes.

Anchorage Daily News
Mar 14 at 5:05pmWeb
Show threadKevin WinkerMar 14

@AlaskaWx @ScoterD @transitionalaspect

This seems very shortsighted to me. Alaska Native languages are an integral part of our state and should continue to be an integral part of our university.

Show threadOlga Lovick (she/her)Mar 15

@kevinwinker @AlaskaWx @ScoterD it is so upsetting. The ANLC was an amazing place. And I worry enormously about the archive.

And while UA officials say that it’s not closing, it’s been mostly dead for years.

Show threadRick ThomanMar 15
@transitionalaspect @kevinwinker @ScoterD Sounds like it will remain open but with even less staff the recent years and no one for the archive.
Show threadKevin Winker1d ago

@AlaskaWx @transitionalaspect @ScoterD

Good to see the Chancellor's strong support for its future: https://emails.alaska.edu/t/d-e-ghhyhik-thkyothx-u/

UAF is committed to ANLC