Staff Highlights

Debbie Altenburg, Vice President for Research Policy and Advocacy at APLU, is speaking at a National Academies meeting on bolstered research security efforts in higher education on September 16.

Bernard Mair, Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs & Chief Academic Officer, recently coauthored the “Ten simple rules for recognizing data and software contributions in hiring, promotion, and tenure” in the Journal of PLOS Computational Biology. The article features ten simple and actionable ways for universities to align academic evaluation processes with the principles of open science to nurture and reward skills, contributions, and expertise among their faculty.

Alvaro J. Muñiz, Director of APLU’s Office for International, Community, and Economic Engagement, presented at the International Town & Gown Association’s Annual Conference on how APLU’s IEP program helps universities cultivate industry and talent development partnerships resulting in multi-billion-dollar statewide impact.   

Caydan Henslee, Senior Associate in the Office of International, Community, & Economic Engagement, recently earned the International Town and Gown Relations Certificate from the International Town and Gown Association. The certificate illustrates Henslee’s commitment to advancing community engagement and the relationships between universities and the communities in which they are located.

APLU’s Dr. Kacy Redd co-authored a journal article on measuring and promoting equitable student success in undergraduate STEM courses.

APLU cosponsored a National Defense Industry Association Emerging Technologies Institute webinar on April 30, 2024 with top science and technology leaders at the Department of Defense (DOD). Officials from across the DOD including from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and DARPA described their Fiscal Year 2025 budget requests and strategic visions for the future. APLU’s Vice President for Research Policy and Advocacy, Deborah Altenburg, participated in the Q&A session at the end of the presentations.

Jon Elkin joined the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS) on a congressional advocacy panel April 1 on Grad PLUS Loans, Federal Work-Study, and Child Care Access Means Parents in Schools (CCAMPIS). He worked with the Student Aid Alliance to organize a congressional staff panel March 27 on Pell Grants and other federal student aid programs with a George Mason University student leader. He served on a February 26 panel on GI Bill issues with other higher education groups, organized by the National Association of Veterans’ Program Administrators.

APLU’s Alvaro J. Muñiz, Director in APLU’s Office for International, Community, and Economic Engagement, spoke on a panel about the critical partnership that is required for a high-functioning innovation ecosystem and what is on the horizon for the tech transfer industry in the near future at the AUTM  Annual Meeting.

APLU’s MacGregor Obergfell spoke on a panel about the Department of Education’s Title IV international education programs at the National Humanities Alliance Annual Meeting. 

APLU’s Alvaro Muñiz will present on the ROI of APLU’s IEP program at the University Economic Development Association Summit in early October alongside colleague Caydan Henslee.