The University of Alaska Southeast hired two new administrators. One will lead its School of Education and the other will oversee the campus in Sitka.

Carlee Simon is the new dean of the UAS School of Education. She’s worked as the school’s interim dean since 2023 and led its accreditation efforts, according to a news release from UAS. The campus appointed her as the permanent dean last December.

Simon said she’s excited to work with faculty on larger projects. This includes developing a new masters of teaching program with a specialty on Indigenous languages, and teaching apprenticeships.

“I think everybody feels that they can kind of settle in and start working on the big efforts and initiatives that we’ve been wanting to get to, but have been waiting for, you know, the stability and

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