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APLU, Other Associations Urge Congress to Provide $26 Billion In Emergency Funding to Support U.S. Research Enterprise
Washington, DC — The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, the Association of American Universities, Association of American Medical Colleges, and American Council on Education today called on Congress to approve $26 billion in emergency funding for the nation’s major federal research agencies to address an array of challenges due to COVID-19. In a letter…
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APLU Statement on Senate Agreement on Third COVID-19 Emergency Supplemental Bill
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson today released the following statement regarding the Senate agreement on a third COVID-19 emergency supplemental bill.
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APLU Urges Congress to Provide Emergency Higher Ed and Research Funding Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson today released the following statement calling on Congress to provide emergency funding to public universities to address and deal with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. This week, APLU and other higher education and research groups outlined requests for emergency federal higher…
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APLU Submits Formal Comments Expressing Serious Concerns with Dept. of Ed’s Proposed Rule on Campus Free Speech
Washington, DC — APLU today formally submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Education concerning its proposed rule on campus free speech. In a letter to Secretary DeVos, APLU President Peter McPherson detailed a series of concerns with the proposed rule.
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APLU Applauds House Introduction of the Securing American Leadership in Science and Technology Act
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson today released the following statement regarding the Securing American Leadership in Science and Technology (SALSTA) Act in the U.S. House of Representatives, which House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Ranking Member Frank Lucas introduced in the House.
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APLU Urges Senate HELP Committee Leaders to Advance Nomination & Help Confirm Sethuraman Panchanathan as Director of the National Science Foundation
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson this week sent the following letter to the chair and ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions urging that they advance the nomination and help the full U.S. Senate confirm Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan as Director of…
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APLU Urges OMB to Reject Department of Education Request for a Truncated Public Comment Period on New Foreign Gift Disclosure Reporting Processes
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson today sent the following letter to the Office of Management and Budget, urging the agency to reject the Department of Education’s request for a truncated public comment period on new foreign gift disclosure reporting processes.
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APLU Statement on the College Affordability Act
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson today released the following statement after the House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott announced introduction of the College Affordability 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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