APLU In The News

June 2, 2017

Indirect Costs Back in the Crosshairs

Advocates for university-based research are working hard to make sure Congress doesn’t buy into what they say is a specious argument made by the Trump administration: that the federal government can cut reimbursement payments to research institutions without undermining the quality of the studies themselves. In March, after the release of the White House’s skinny…
June 2, 2017

Inside Higher Ed

Universities Urged to Use Body-Worn Cameras for Police

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities is encouraging its 237 member institutions to equip its campus police departments with body-worn cameras — or at least test the technology. The organization released a policy brief on body-worn cameras Thursday, pointing to research that suggests the cameras increase police accountability and transparency, and raising awareness about…