Humanities
Human actions, stories, ideals, thoughts, traditions, and values are the focus of Humanities study at UAS. Our interest areas include Alaska Native Languages and Studies, Art (Northwest Coast Indigenous Arts and Ceramics), Communication, English (Creative Writing, Composition, and Literature), Spanish, Linguistics, Environmental Studies, Outdoor Studies, Philosophy, and Performance Arts. Students in the Humanities engage in transdisciplinary methods of inquiry and creative activity as they analyze, create, evaluate, collaborate, interpret, investigate, and record human activity, culture, and imagination.
Certificate in Outdoor Skills and Leadership (J)
Indigenous Language Speaking Certificate (J, K, S, D)
Indigenous Language Teaching Certificate (J, K, S, D)
Associate of Arts (J, K, S)
Bachelor of Liberal Arts (J, D1)
- Designated Emphasis
- Alaska Native Languages and Studies
- Outdoor and Adventure Studies
- Independent Design
- Interdisciplinary Studies
Bachelor of Arts (J)
Minors (J)
- Creative Writing
- English Literature
- Northwest Coast Art
- Outdoor and Adventure Studies
- Philosophy
- Spanish
- Tlingit Language
- 1
Select emphasis only
Campus Key
J=Juneau
K=Ketchikan
S=Sitka
D=Distance Learning/e-Learning
Interim Dean
Alison Staudinger
Faculty
Heather (Éedaa) Burge
Assistant Professor of Alaska Native Languages
Juneau
Andrea L. Dewees
Associate Professor of Spanish
Juneau
Ernestine Hayes
Professor of English, Emerita
Juneau
Lily Hope
Term Assistant Professor of Northwest Coast Indigenous Arts
Juneau
Jeremy Kane
Professor of Art
Juneau
Geoffrey Kirsch
Term Assistant Professor of English
Juneau
Susan Koester
Professor of Communication, Emerita
Juneau
Kevin Krein
Professor of Philosophy
Juneau
Jonas Lamb
Associate Professor of Library and Information Science
Public Services Librarian
Juneau
Rod Landis
Professor of English, Emeritus
Ketchikan
Roby Littlefield
Adjunct Faculty of Alaskan Languages
Sitka
Kevin Maier
Humanities Department Chair
Professor of English
Juneau
Bonilyn Parker
Term Assistant Professor of Art
Juneau
Art Petersen
Professor of English, Emeritus
Juneau
Wayne Price
Term Associate Professor of Northwest Coast Arts
Juneau
Judith Ramos
Assistant Professor of Northwest Coast Native Arts
Juneau
Donna May Roberts
Term Assistant Professor of Alaska Native Languages
Juneau
Linda Schrack
Term Assistant Professor in Alaska Native Languages
Juneau
Jay Szczepanski
Assistant Professor of English
Juneau
Math Trafton
Professor of English
Sitka
Lance (X̱’unei) A. Twitchell
Professor of Alaska Native Languages
Juneau
Yarrow Vaara
Term Assistant Professor in Alaska Native Languages
Juneau
Forest J. Wagner
Associate Professor of Outdoor Studies
Juneau
Emily Wall
Professor of English
Juneau
Jennifer Ward
Professor of Library and Information Science
Outreach Services Librarian
Juneau
Elizabeth Zacher
Associate Professor of Art
Sitka