UAS Professor X̱'unei Lance Twitchell Nominated for Emmy Award
The University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) proudly announces that Professor X̱’unei Lance Twitchell has been nominated for an Emmy award. Dr. Twitchell is a writer and advisor for the animated PBS Kids program Molly of Denali, nominated by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) for the third annual Children’s & Family Emmy® Awards. The awards ceremonies are scheduled to take place in Los Angeles on March 15, 2025. Molly of Denali is the first nationally-distributed children’s show in the United States to feature a lead character who is Alaska Native.
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UAF to host free lecture series on Arctic leadership
The political science departments of the University of Alaska Fairbanks and University of Alaska Southeast are hosting a three-month long public lecture series focusing on virtually all aspects of leadership in Alaska.
“It’s incredibly interdisciplinary,” said Sarah Manriquez, public information officer with the UAF College of Liberal Arts. “When we think about the Arctic and what it means to lead in such a diverse and extraordinary part of the world, there’s a lot of really special things that our leaders do here.”
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Lingít Word of the Week: Yán — Hemlock
This is Lingít Word of the Week. Each week, we feature a Lingít word voiced by master speakers. Lingít has been spoken throughout present-day Southeast Alaska and parts of Canada for over 10,000 years.
Gunalchéesh to X̱’unei Lance Twitchell, Goldbelt Heritage Foundation and the University of Alaska Southeast for sharing the recorded audio for this series.
This week’s word is yán, or hemlock. Listen to the audio below to learn how to say yán.
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