APLU In The News
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The Financial Times
Still the most affordable path to a quality college degree
Pointing to $1.2tn in outstanding student debt, she declares a student debt bubble driven by ever-higher tuition fees. Never mind that college student enrolment climbed by 20 per cent between 2005 and 2010, accounting for a large share of the recent increase in student debt. Contrary to her assertion, college graduates are not facing “a…
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Chemical & Engineering News
Calling for studies on how to diversify science workforce
The rigorous, evidence-based approaches used in research should be applied to increasing diversity in science, according to three higher education organizations. The Association of Public & Land-grant Universities, the Coalition of Urban Serving Universities, and the Association of American Medical Colleges studied the lack of diversity in the biomedical sciences.
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Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education Magazine
Fresno State named finalist for national award for degree completion
Fresno State is one of five finalists for a national award recognizing its significant work to promote the retention and graduation of students. The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) named Fresno State as a finalist for its 2016 Project Degree Completion Award. The annual prize works to identify, recognize and reward public universities…
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Ed Surge
More Research Needed to Increase Diversity in Biomedical Sciences and STEM Fields
BIAS UNDER THE MICROSCOPE: Over the next five years, underrepresented student enrollment in postsecondary education is projected to climb 25 percent. But will the biomedical sciences and STEM workforce experience the same demographic shift? The Coalition of Urban Serving Universities, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities and the Association of American Medical Colleges hope…
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland State recognized for student success and economic development
Cleveland State University’s efforts to enhance student success and strengthen economic engagement have received national recognition from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. “Raising degree completion rates remains key to achieving our national goal of 60 percent of adult Americans holding a bachelor’s degree by 2025,” APLU President Peter McPherson said in a release.…
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Inside Higher Ed
Report on Diversity in Biomedical Research Workforce
Universities should evaluate their graduate programs in science and technology for ways to reduce “stereotype threat,” in which female and minority students may feel less able to succeed academically even if in fact they can do so, says a report issued Thursday. The report examines steps colleges and universities may take to increase the diversity…
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Tampa Bay Times
Genshaft recognized for USF’s focus on international studies
University of South Florida president Judy Genshaft received a national award this week recognizing the university’s heightened focus on international studies. Genshaft received the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities 2016 Malone International Leadership Award on Monday for spearheading efforts to grow the USF System’s involvement with international initiatives throughout her 16-year tenure as president.
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Money Magazine
Why Shouldn’t Picking a College Be as Easy as Buying a Car?
Pssst! You wanna buy a college education? Of course you do! People with college degrees earn about $1 million more over their lifetimes than those with only high school diplomas, and are far more likely to have jobs they enjoy. At least, that’s how things turn out for the average American graduate,according to the Georgetown…
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APLU Announces Adaptive-Courseware Grants: Bringing Scale to Scale
Last week the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) announced seven universities will receive grants to use adaptive courseware in an effort to achieve higher completion rates at lower costs. Over three years, each institution will receive $515,000 “to adopt, implement and scale use of adaptive courseware in high-enrollment, blended learning courses in multiple…
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The Atlantic
Universities Are Discovering That Keeping Low-Income Students Takes More than Financial Aid
As a more racially and socioeconomically diverse body of students pursues college in the United States, schools find themselves responding to more requests to stock food pantries and hand out vouchers for supplies at campus bookstores. In addition to food pantries and vouchers, schools are also turning to completion grants to help students who run…
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