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)

Bachelor of Arts (J)

Minors (J)

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Campus Key

J=Juneau

K=Ketchikan

S=Sitka

D=Distance Learning/e-Learning

Dean
Carin Silkaitis

Faculty

Rosemarie J. Alexander-Isett
Term Assistant Professor of Communication
Juneau

Heather 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

Guna Megan Jensen
Assistant Professor of Northwest Coast 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
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
Humanities Department Chair
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