APLU In The News
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Tri-State Livestock News
World Bank continues CGIAR funding only after U.S. push to maintain it
The World Bank has cut its funding for the global research institutions known as the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) from $50 million per year to $30 million, and agreed to that amount only after 46 U.S. agricultural groups and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and ranking member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.,…
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Inside Higher Ed
The Non-Ratings Future
After more than two years of anxiety over how the Obama administration planned to judge their institutions, many college and university leaders exhaled deeply earlier this summer when federal officials dropped their plan to create a college ratings system.
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Inside Higher Ed
Senate Honors 1890 Land-Grant Universities
The U.S. Senate last week unanimously approved a resolution commemorating the 125th university of the Second Morrill Act that led to the creation of 19 historically black land-grant universities. The resolution celebrates that 1890 law and designates August 30 as “1890 Land-Grant Institutions Quasquicentennial Recognition Day.”
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Inside Higher Ed
Clinton’s Big Plan for Higher Ed
Hillary Clinton will today unveil a massive plan to make higher education more affordable, student loan debt less burdensome and states accountable for supporting their public colleges. The plan — which would cost $350 billion over 10 years — is one that campaign officials say will be central to her candidacy for the presidency.
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The El Paso Times
UTEP a finalist for national graduation rate award
The University of Texas at El Paso is one of five finalists for a national award recognizing colleges and universities that improved retention and graduation rates in innovative ways.
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The Daily Wildcat
UA Awarded for Role AZ Economy
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities recognized the University of Arizona as an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University on June 24. Only awarded to 18 universities, the designation was given to recognize the universities’ commitment to economic engagement in their respective regions.
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Huffington Post
Fraternity Groups Push Bills To Limit College Rape Investigations
Colleges would not be allowed to punish a student for committing sexual assault unless the alleged victim agrees to report their attack to police, under a pair of new bills pushed by national fraternity organizations and opposed by higher education groups.
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Binghamton Press Connects
BU receives designation for economic development work
Binghamton University has been nationally recognized for its role in local economic development.The SUNY school was one of 18 public universities to be named an Innovation & Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) last week.
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The Daily Reflector
ECU recognized for partnerships
East Carolina University is being recognized for its community partnerships by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, which chose ECU as one of 18 Innovation and Economic Prosperity Universities.
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East Carolinian
Chancellor Ballard Steps Down
Chancellor Steve Ballard announced earlier today that he will be stepping down from his position as the chancellor of East Carolina University.
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