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APLU Statement on President Biden’s FY2025 Budget Request
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities President Mark Becker today released the following statement on the Biden administration’s Fiscal Year 2025 President’s Budget Request. “The public university community applauds the administration’s strong proposed investments in the Pell Grant program, but investments in science and research fall well short of what are needed…
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APLU and Cornell University Announce Grants to UC Riverside and University of North Dakota to Support Indigenous Students Success
Washington, DC – In an effort to support indigenous student success, APLU and Cornell University today announced grants to UC Riverside and the University of North Dakota to support new and ongoing programs advancing success. The $10,000 grants are made possible through the generous support of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. “We’re thrilled to support…
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Financial Aid and College Access Community Urges Colleges to Extend Financial Aid, Enrollment Commitment Deadlines
Washington, DC — The Department of Education (ED) recently announced that it will now update, in accordance with the law, the tables used to protect a portion of a family’s income from being considered available for college expenses by inflation-adjusted amounts, which will result in some students qualifying for more federal Pell Grants. The FAFSA…
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APLU Names Winners of 2023 Innovation & Economic Prosperity University Awards
Seattle, WA – The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today named the winners of its 11th annual Innovation & Economic Prosperity (IEP) University Awards and 11 new IEP University designees. The awards recognize innovative projects or programs in economic engagement. APLU’s IEP Universities designation program helps higher education institutions codify, elevate, and advance their enterprise…
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APLU Names Boise State University 2023 Degree Completion Award Winner
Seattle, WA – The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today named Boise State University the winner of its 2023 Degree Completion Award during a ceremony at its annual meeting. The Degree Completion Award works to identify, recognize, and reward institutions that employ innovative and evidence-based approaches to improve degree completion while ensuring educational…
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APLU Names University of Pittsburgh 2023 C. Peter Magrath Community Engagement Scholarship Award Winner
Seattle, WA – In recognition of extraordinary community outreach, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today named the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) the winner of the 2023 C. Peter Magrath Community Engagement Scholarship Award during a ceremony at the group’s annual meeting in Seattle. “Congratulations to the University of Pittsburgh on winning the…
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APLU Honors Three Institutions for International Impact
Seattle, WA – In recognition of its extraordinary global learning, research, and engagement efforts, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today named the University of Kentucky, University of South Florida, and The University of Texas at San Antonio as winners of its international impact awards. “Congratulations to the winners of the APLU International…
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APLU Releases Roadmap for Advancing Publicly Engaged Scholarship
Seattle, WA – Seeking to spur the acceleration of publicly engaged research to help tackle vexing challenges facing communities across the globe, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today released Modernizing Scholarship for the Public Good: An Action Framework for Public Research Universities. The report includes concrete actions public research universities can take…
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APLU Announces 2024 Board of Directors, Virginia State University President Makola Abdullah Named Chair
Seattle, WA – The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today announced its 2024 Board of Directors. At a ceremony during the association’s 136th Annual Meeting, Virginia State University President Makola Abdullah assumed the role of chair, taking over for University of California, Davis Chancellor Gary May. The Board of Directors provides oversight and…
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APLU and USDA Announces National Teaching Awards for Food and Agricultural Sciences
Washington, D.C. – The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today honored four public university faculty with national teaching awards recognizing excellence in agricultural sciences teaching and student engagement. Michael Gonda of South Dakota State University and De’Etra Young of Tennessee State University were named national recipients of…
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