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Statue of Charles Bunnell, founder of the University of Alaska, at the UAF campus. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
In February 2025, to the shock of University of Alaska faculty, staff and students, the University of Alaska Board of Regents passed a motion that banned the use of the words “DEI,” “diversity,” “equity,” and “inclusion,” reversing decades of work by the universities to better serve Alaska and its diverse population. The decision forced staff to review all UA websites and other electronic or print material and remove those words from previously developed materials. The mandate was a reaction to a 2025 “Dear Colleague” letter from the U.S. Department of Education, which threatened to end funding at any institution that continued to use the words.
In the weeks following the passage of the BOR’s anti-DEI motion, the faculty union, United Academics, and faculty senates from all three campuses responded by passing statements and circulating a petition in opposition to the censorship and in defense of free speech and academic freedom.
Dear Colleague letters do not carry the force of law and this one was immediately challenged in court. In August of 2025, a federal court judge determined the Dear Colleague letter was illegal. The Federal Government withdrew its appeal of that ruling in February and the judge vacated the letter, making it unenforceable. Yet the UA BOR’s motion still stands, violating not only the U.S. Constitution but also the Constitution of the State of Alaska and the Board of Regents policy P04.04.010 on Academic Freedom.
The anti-diversity motion the BOR passed was an illegal attempt to limit free speech and academic freedom and to censor words based on political ideology. It also directly contradicts the mission statement of the University of Alaska, which specifically supports the state’s diversity: The University of Alaska inspires learning, and advances and disseminates knowledge through teaching, research, and public service, emphasizing the North and its diverse peoples.
The Board of Regents’ action has compromised not only the reputation of the entire University of Alaska as a place of learning and exploring systems of knowledge, but has also made our campuses feel less welcoming and less safe. It goes against specific protections established by the Civil Rights Act to create pathways to success for marginalized peoples. In one motion, the Board of Regents engaged in illegal censorship and violated its own mission.
We should be cognizant of Alaska’s colonial history that required assimilation in education, including the banning of Alaska Native languages and customs. If we now prohibit the very word diversity, we engage in a new form of forced homogeneity and exclusion. The University cannot say it is embracing its mission and values while simultaneously banning words that focus specifically on inclusion in education. The University cannot ban words while also claiming to value academic freedom.
Faculty and students waste precious time and energy deciding when to stand fast, how to “say it in a different way,” and when to adapt without compromising academic integrity. It affects the words we use when teaching, even if only to stop and second-guess ourselves. The writing is on the wall. Or, rather, the words are no longer on the websites, in the office names, promotion files or job descriptions. This illegal and uninformed censorship won’t stop without a course correction.
As faculty, we expect our students to be informed by research and accurate, provable information. We expect them to be straightforward in their work and to rely on open exploration of topics based on logic, history, critical thinking and diverse ways of knowing. We therefore cannot accept the motion of the Board of Regents.
As educators and researchers at UA, we have no desire to wade into politics. We want to teach, create and research in our areas of expertise. But we feel compelled to speak against the censorship of words and ideas, which is antithetical to the University of Alaska’s mission and the needs of a democratic and free society. It is past time for the UA Board of Regents to rescind their illegal, harmful motion.
As faculty at the University of Alaska, we expect better, and we can do better. We seek an end to this era of censorship and word banning that unnecessarily brings the university into disrepute and demonstrates a neglect of duty by violating the constitutions of the United States and the State of Alaska, not to mention their own policy and mission statement. We owe it to the current and future students to champion and uphold academic freedom, freedom of speech, and an educational system that is welcoming of all peoples without forcing them to assimilate to reduced identities.
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Defending LIV Golf Mexico City team champions Legion XIII has delivered a historic performance through two rounds at Club de Golf Chapultepec, building the largest lead after any round in LIV Golf history. Powered by captain and 36-hole individual leader Jon Rahm and a pair of low rounds from Tyrrell Hatton and Tom McKibbin, Legion XIII surged to 25 under at the halfway stage at LIV Golf Mexico City, opening a commanding 19-shot advantage over Fireballs GC entering the weekend. Korean Golf Club and Cleeks Golf Club are tied for third at 3-under, with Torque GC another shot back. Prior to Friday, the biggest lead by either an individual or team in league history was the 14-stroke win by Southern Guards GC – then called Stinger GC – in LIV Golf’s inaugural tournament in London in 2022. “Anytime you have to count and do some math to realize how many ahead you are, it’s an amazing thing,” Rahm said. “… I’m hoping we all keep playing to the same level, and come Sunday, the last few holes is not even a contest, and we have a 20-something, 30-something-shot lead. That would be amazing. “But you have to expect other teams are going to come in swinging and play good, so we still need to do what we’ve been doing and play really good golf.” Individually, Rahm is back in a familiar position atop the leaderboard, backing up his opening 6-under 65 with a 4-under 67, moving to 10 under for a one-shot lead. Rahm leads a trio tied for second at 9 under, including McKibbin, RangeGoats GC’s Matthew Wolff and Smash GC’s Harold Varner III. Fireballs GC’s Luis Masaveu sits alone in fifth at 8 under. First-round leader Victor Perez slipped into a tie for sixth after a 2-over 73, now three shots off the pace alongside Hatton and Wild Card player Richard T. Lee. Rahm, the league’s current points leader and reigning two-time Individual Champion, once again showed his ability to stay steady — even if Friday wasn’t as smooth as the scorecard suggested. “Today was a bit of a frustrating day,” he said. “I think whether it was the wind or the altitude, there was quite a few shots that were on a really good line and were very far off … there [are] things that can happen, but it doesn’t make it any easier.” Despite that, Rahm continues to give himself chances as he chases his second win of the year and fourth of his LIV Golf career. The outright lead Friday is the 16th (solo or tied) since joining the league prior to the 2024 season. “I’m clearly playing good enough, I just need to take advantage of the opportunities I’ve been giving myself,” he said. “As good as I’m playing, I still feel like it could be better.” Wolff delivered one of the rounds of the week so far with a bogey-free 6-under 65, which is no small feat given how he described his ball-striking. “I told my caddie after I finished up, I said, I would have never guessed that that round would be bogey-free,” Wolff said. “I feel really good with the putter, so I think that helped a lot.” Despite the clean card, Wolff admitted it was far from stress-free. A lengthy par save from 36 feet on the 12th hole highlighted his resilience. “Yeah, extremely,” he said when asked if the round was mentally draining. “It’s just stressful … it was kind of the opposite today. I was scrambling a lot.” Wolff also credited the energy of the Mexico City crowd while noting the added physical challenge of altitude. “All the kids and the fans are shouting ‘Wolff’… it’s great,” he said. “Altitude is hard, though… I was so out of breath.” McKibbin matched Wolff’s 65 to give Legion XIII two players inside the top three, while Varner stayed firmly in contention with a 5-under round. Masaveu continued his impressive week with a second consecutive 6-under round, keeping himself within striking distance entering the weekend. Further down the leaderboard, Marc Leishman produced the low round of the day, a 7-under 64, vaulting into a tie for 11th after opening with a 3-over 74. TOP OF THE LEADERBOARDS Individual Top 10 Team Top 3 This piece is courtesy of Mike McAllister in partnership with LIV Golf.Latest Sports News from FOX Sports
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Chris Pratt has been married and divorced along his journey from little-known comedic actor to A-lister.
These days, he rarely mentions Anna Faris. But for years, they were a beloved Hollywood couple.
He moved on, becoming part of the Schwarzenegger family when he married the former governor’s daughter, Katherine.
Where do things stand today, and how did he get there?
Chris Pratt and Anna Faris married in 2009
In August of 2017, Chris Pratt and then-wife Anna Faris announced their separation.
They had been together for a decade, and married for most of that time.
He filed for divorce in December of that year. The erstwhile couple finalized their divorce in October of 2018.
Pratt and Faris continue to share their beloved son, Jack, whom they welcomed in 2012.
In some ways, this divorce coincided with a downgrade in Pratt’s public image, even as his fame only continued to rise.
There were other issues, including Pratt’s sometimes inconsistent statements on his beliefs, some admittedly unfair assumptions, and a classic case of massive overexposure.
But some fans took the split personally, believing it to be a sign that Pratt — perhaps due to his meteoric rise from niche funny guy to MCU star — had changed for the worst.
But he would move on, and find love again.
Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger married in 2019
In June of 2018, Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger were spotted together for the first time on what looked to be a scenic Santa Barbara date.
The romance was still new at the time, but things swiftly became more serious.
In January of 2019, Pratt announced that the two were engaged.
Then, in June of 2019, after only one year of publicly dating, Pratt and Schwarzenegger married.
Pratt and Schwarzenegger welcomed their first daughter in 2020.
In 2022, they welcomed their second daughter, followed by a son in 2024.
It may be of interest to some that, by marrying Schwarzenegger, Pratt also became a member of the extended Kennedy family.
That’s a bit of a mixed bag, but what family isn’t?
Though Chris Pratt remains a divisive figure among movie fans for a variety of reasons, his marriage to Katherine Schwarzenegger remains undivided.
The two are together as of late spring 2025, with no indications that this will change in the near future.
All marriages end. Some only end in death after many decades of happiness and love.
Clearly, that is Pratt and Schwarzenegger’s aim.
Chris Pratt Divorced: His History of Marriage to Katherine Schwarzenegger, Explained was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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Per usual, the Los Angeles Dodgers are cracking skulls and taking names, but they’re doing so at an even higher level this season. In defeating the Colorado Rockies on Friday night, Los Angeles marked its first 15-4 start since 1977. Here’s the Dodgers’ electric start to the 2026 MLB season by the numbers, entering Apr. 18’s slate of games: 0: Relievers Blake Treinen and Alex Vesia have each given up zero runs in eight appearances apiece. 0.50: Through his first three starts, two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani has recorded an 0.50 ERA, 0.72 WHIP, 18 strikeouts and held opponents to a .113 batting average (18 innings pitched). 1: The Dodgers’ offense leads MLB with 35 home runs, 320 total bases, a .287 batting average, a .364 on-base percentage, a .499 slugging percentage and an .863 OPS. 1.04: After leading MLB with 10 blown saves — and posting a 4.74 ERA — in 2025, left-handed reliever Tanner Scott sports a 1.04 ERA and 0.58 WHIP through his first 10 appearances this season. 1.05: The Dodgers’ combined 1.05 WHIP and 6.2 hits surrendered per nine innings leads the sport. 4: Of backup catcher Dalton Rushing’s nine hits, four of them are home runs; he owns a .529/.556/1.353 slash line. 5: The Dodgers have won five of their first six series. 6: Max Muncy leads the team with six home runs, which have all been solo shots. 8: In what was his second MLB start since June 6, 2025, Justin Wrobleski, who has been a primary reliever for the Dodgers, pitched eight scoreless innings and gave up just two baserunners (two hits) against the New York Mets on Apr. 13. 9: Los Angeles has held its opponents to two or fewer runs in nine games. 21: Outfielder Andy Pages has totaled a team-high 21 RBIs, while blasting five home runs, stealing three bases and sporting a .412/.453/.691 slash line. 52: The Dodgers have a +52 run differential, which is second in MLB. 78.9: At 15-4, Los Angeles owns the best record in the sport (78.9% winning percentage). 143: The Dodgers’ 143 OPS+ leads the majors. 188: Opponents are hitting just .188 against the Dodgers’ starting rotation, which also sports a mere 0.99 WHIP. Both statistics are first in MLB.Latest Sports News from FOX Sports
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