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February 25, 2019

APLU & AAU Urge Administration & Congress to Lift Budget Caps for Fiscal Years 2020 & 2021 to Better Support Student Aid & Research Programs

Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities President Peter McPherson and Association of American Universities President Mary Sue Coleman sent the Office of Management and Budget and congressional leaders a letter urging them to negotiate a new bipartisan budget agreement that raises discretionary spending caps for fiscal years (FY) 2020 and 2021.
February 15, 2019

APLU Statement on Congressional Approval of Final FY19 Spending Deal

Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson today released the following statement in response to Senate and House passage of a bill that provides Fiscal Year 2019 funding for multiple federal agencies.
February 12, 2019

National Alliance to Develop a More Inclusive and Diverse STEM Faculty Selects an Inaugural Cohort of 15 Public Research Universities

Washington, DC – The National Science Foundation-funded INCLUDES Alliance, Aspire: The National Alliance for Inclusive & Diverse STEM Faculty, today announced the selection of 15 public research universities for its inaugural three-year institutional change effort to help those schools reform their recruitment, hiring, and retention practices.