President’s March 2019 highlights and updates
Highlights include: efforts to reverse the Senate budget, cybersecurity, UH Mānoa merging three masters programs and more.
UH gratified that faculty positions not cut but reserves comment on overall budget
Until the Legislature publishes the entire Conference budget worksheets the university must reserve comprehensive comment.
UH leadership details impacts of proposed Senate budget
The Senate budget would devastate Hawaiʻi’s entire public statewide university system and its promise for our current and future students across the islands.
Important legislative update on proposed UH budget
Lawmakers are considering a budget proposal that cuts about $30 million from the University of Hawaiʻi by, in large part, eliminating more than 220 faculty and staff positions.
Investigation of Maunakea skiing/boarding incident finds no damage, reaffirms need for management rules
The incident highlighted the need for administrative rules for public and commercial activities on University of Hawaiʻi managed lands on Maunakea.
2019 legislative session update
Kalbert Young, University of Hawaiʻi vice president for budget and finance and chief financial officer, shares his analysis of the 2019 legislative session to date.
UH law school dean to retire, will continue teaching
Avi Soifer served 16 years at the helm of the William S. Richardson School of Law, the nation’s most diverse law school.
President’s February 2019 highlights and updates
Highlights include: Spring 2019 enrollment numbers, $300 million in research funding and UH Maui College’s net zero goal is on track.
After half-century of service, UH VP John Morton to retire
After almost 50 years at the University of Hawaiʻi Vice President for Community Colleges John Morton has announced plans to retire on June 1, 2019.
No changes to scheduled UH tuition next school year
The tuition schedule for the 2019–20 academic year at UH’s 10 campuses will be remain as previously approved and published with no changes.
