APLU In The News
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Inside Higher Ed
Report Shows a Lack of Diversity in Engineering
A new report from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities shows that while the numbers of black and Hispanic students in engineering are going up, they still lag significantly in enrollments at the undergraduate and graduate level. For example, Hispanic students make up 19 percent of college undergraduates but only 11 percent of engineering…
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Inside Higher Ed
Federal Shutdown Includes Agencies Supporting Research
Numerous federal agencies that are important to higher education were shut down when a standoff over President Trump’s proposed border wall was not resolved. Trump has vowed not to sign a measure to keep the government fully functioning unless more than $5 billion is included for the wall. Democrats have refused to provide the votes…
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Education Dive
Minority students key to tech sector’s growth, but attainment gap persists
Growing demand for tech workers is fueling an increase in undergraduate engineering degrees. While underrepresented groups are experiencing those gains, too, the uptick is not sufficient to close the gap between their share of those degrees and their share of the college-age population in their state, according to a new report from the Association of…
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Diverse Issues in Higher Education
West Virginia State University Joins Collaborative Effort to Improve Student Success
West Virginia State University (WVSU) has joined the national effort created by the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) called Powered by Publics: Scaling Student Success, where 130 public higher education institutions will collaborate to expand college access, award more degrees to students and decrease the achievement gap by 2025.
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Forbes
Op-Ed: College Completion Grants: The Financial Aid Every College Should Offer
Financial aid has traditionally focused on helping lower-income students gain access to higher education, paving paths to college for millions of poor students. Recently, an increasing number of colleges are targeting a portion of their aid to help financially struggling undergraduates cross the finish line to graduation.
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Diverse Education
Report: Minorities Underrepresented in Earning Engineering Degrees
According to a report from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), African-American and Hispanic students earning engineering degrees remain underrepresented despite an increase seen in recent years and a growing demand for workers in the industry. The APLU’s 2018 “Status Report on Engineering Education: A Snapshot of Diversity in Degrees Conferred in Engineering”,…
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Inside Higher Ed
Farm Bill Includes Wins for Colleges
The $867 billion farm bill passed by Congress this week includes important wins for land-grant institutions, especially historically black colleges. The bill, which is set to go to President Trump’s desk, would eliminate a provision of the law that for decades required 1890 land-grant universities, including 19 HBCUs, to spend most of their federal extension…
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Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Much to celebrate in Montana State’s 125th year
It’s hard to believe that 2018 is drawing to a close! This has been a wonderful year of celebrating Montana State University as the first institution of higher education in the state to be established 125 years ago in the interest of people. One more time, your university would like to express appreciation to all…
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The State Press
APLU recognizes ASU for efforts to help students reach academic success
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities announced ASU, along with four other universities, as a finalist for the 2018 Degree Completion Award. The award is given to universities for improving rates of undergraduate student retention and graduation within the past three years. The winning university, Wayne State University, was announced at the 2018 APLU…
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Desert News
College completion rates must match a growing demand for grads
Public universities are a powerful force in the U.S. economy. They stimulate innovation, meet ever-changing industry demands and enable us to remain competitive globally. They also transform lives through the socioeconomic gains associated with having a college degree. Although the societal and individual benefits of a college degree are clear, fewer than 60 percent of…
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