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Nine Major Higher Ed Groups Endorse Student Achievement Measure as Effort Builds to More Accurately Track Graduation Rates at Colleges
Student Achievement Measure (SAM) Provides a More Comprehensive Way to Measure Student Progress & Degree Completion at Individual Institutions than Federal Rate
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Association of Public and Land-grant Universities Statement on President Obama’s FY2015 Budget Proposal
March 4, 2014– APLU President Peter McPherson today released the following statement in response to President Obama’s fiscal year 2015 budget proposal.
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Fourteen Business, Higher Education, Scientific Organizations Launch Creative Video Urging Congress to Close the Innovation Deficit by Supporting Federal Investments in Research
With President Obama’s fiscal year 2015 budget proposal due next week and the appropriations season starting on Capitol Hill, a coalition of 14 business, higher education, and scientific organizations launched a creative video that urges Congress to Close the Innovation Deficit with strong federal investments in research and higher education.
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APLU Presents Alternative to Ratings Plan at Dept. of Ed Symposium
February 12, 2014—APLU’s Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Christine Keller served as an expert panelist at the U.S. Department of Education’s Postsecondary Institution Ratings System (PIRS) on February 6, which explored the technical aspects of developing President Obama’s proposed college ratings system.
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APLU Statement on President Obama’s State of the Union Address
January 28, 2014-–APLU President Peter McPherson tonight released the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address:
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APLU President McPherson’s Statement on White House Summit on Increasing Higher Education Opportunities for Low-Income, Disadvantaged Students
January 16, 2014–Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson today released the following statement after attending a White House summit with university presidents on the need to expand higher education opportunities for low-income and disadvantaged students.
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APLU Statement on House-Senate Budget Agreement
December 10, 2013—Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson tonight issued the following statement regarding the House-Senate budget deal for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015 announced this evening.
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Seven Months of Sequestration Already Eroding America’s Research Capabilities
Fewer Grants, Cancelled Projects, Staff Reductions and Reduced Learning Opportunities Among Outcomes Identified in New Survey of Research Universities
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