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USDA, Cooperative Extension & APLU Award Top Honors in Extension Excellence and Diversity
Washington, DC – Recognizing visionary leadership and diversity in educational programming, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Cooperative Extension, and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today announced that Matthew Devereaux of the University of Tennessee will receive the 2019 Excellence in Extension Award and two…
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APLU Praises Chairman Alexander for Cosponsoring College Transparency Act
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson today released the following statement after United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Lamar Alexander formally cosponsored S. 800, The College Transparency Act.
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APLU Announces 2019 Degree Completion Award Finalists
Washington, DC – As part of its ongoing efforts to increase degree completion, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today named the University of Central Florida, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and the University of Rhode Island as finalists for its 2019 Degree Completion Award. The annual award works to identify,…
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APLU Applauds House Passage of the Future Act
Washington – APLU President Peter McPherson tonight released the following statement regarding House passage of the FUTURE Act.
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APLU Urges House Passage of Bipartisan FUTURE Act to Provide Critical, Continued Funding for HBCUs, HSIs and Other MSIs
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson today sent the following letter to Democratic and Republicans leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives urging that the chamber approve the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act this week. That bill would continue critical funding for the…
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APLU Urges U.S. Department of Justice to Block Proposed Merger of Cengage and McGraw-Hill Education
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson today sent the following letter to Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division Makan Delrahim, urging that the U.S. Department of Justice block the proposed merger of Cengage and McGraw-Hill Education. McPherson warned that, if allowed, the merger would likely lead to…
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APLU Applauds the College Board’s New Landscape Admissions Resource
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson today released the following statement regarding the College Board’s new Landscape resource.
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Seven Colleges & Universities Named as 2019 Excellence in Assessment Designees
Washington, D.C.— Seven exemplary colleges and universities today were named Excellence in Assessment designees. They join three prior classes of designees for a total of 27 institutions recognized for their commitment to the comprehensive assessment of student learning outcomes as a means to drive internal improvement and advance student success at the institution-level. The Excellence…
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APLU & UW-Madison-Led ASPIRE Alliance Launches New National Program to Help STEM Faculty from Underrepresented Backgrounds Ascend to Leadership Roles
Washington, DC – Addressing the national need to broaden diversity and increase inclusion in STEM fields and higher education leadership, the Aspire Alliance’s Institutional Change Initiative (IChange) today announced the inaugural cohort of fellows in its new IAspire Leadership Academy. The leadership program aims to help STEM faculty from underrepresented backgrounds ascend to leadership roles…
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APLU Urges Senate Confirmation of Michael Kratsios as Associate Director of OSTP and U.S. Chief Technology Officer
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson today sent the following letter to the chair and ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation endorsing the nomination of Michael Kratsios as Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the U.S. Chief…
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