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APLU Announces 2024 Malone International Leadership Award Recipient
Washington, DC – The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today announced that Uriel Nuño Gutiérrez, rector of the Northern University Center (CUNorte) at the University of Guadalajara, is the winner of the 2024 Malone International Leadership Award. The Malone Award, a national honor sponsored by APLU and given annually, recognizes individuals who advance…
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APLU President Becker to Depart Association at End of Year
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Mark Becker today announced he will depart the association at the end of 2024. “This decision is a significant departure from what I planned when I assumed my role at APLU in 2022, and it is one that I have considered thoroughly and with…
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APLU Applauds House & Senate Inclusion of Mandatory Funding in Agricultural Research Facilities in Farm Bill Packages
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities President Mark Becker today released the following statement on the inclusion of the Research Facilities Act and mandatory investments in public universities’ research facilities in draft House and Senate Farm Bill packages. “The public and land-grant university community applauds the significant investments in both the House and…
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APLU Statement on President Biden’s FY2025 Budget Request
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities President Mark Becker today released the following statement on the Biden administration’s Fiscal Year 2025 President’s Budget Request. “The public university community applauds the administration’s strong proposed investments in the Pell Grant program, but investments in science and research fall well short of what are needed…
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APLU and Cornell University Announce Grants to UC Riverside and University of North Dakota to Support Indigenous Students Success
Washington, DC – In an effort to support indigenous student success, APLU and Cornell University today announced grants to UC Riverside and the University of North Dakota to support new and ongoing programs advancing success. The $10,000 grants are made possible through the generous support of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. “We’re thrilled to support…
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Financial Aid and College Access Community Urges Colleges to Extend Financial Aid, Enrollment Commitment Deadlines
Washington, DC — The Department of Education (ED) recently announced that it will now update, in accordance with the law, the tables used to protect a portion of a family’s income from being considered available for college expenses by inflation-adjusted amounts, which will result in some students qualifying for more federal Pell Grants. The FAFSA…
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APLU Names Winners of 2023 Innovation & Economic Prosperity University Awards
Seattle, WA – The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today named the winners of its 11th annual Innovation & Economic Prosperity (IEP) University Awards and 11 new IEP University designees. The awards recognize innovative projects or programs in economic engagement. APLU’s IEP Universities designation program helps higher education institutions codify, elevate, and advance their enterprise…
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APLU Names University of Pittsburgh 2023 C. Peter Magrath Community Engagement Scholarship Award Winner
Seattle, WA – In recognition of extraordinary community outreach, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today named the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) the winner of the 2023 C. Peter Magrath Community Engagement Scholarship Award during a ceremony at the group’s annual meeting in Seattle. “Congratulations to the University of Pittsburgh on winning the…
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APLU Names Boise State University 2023 Degree Completion Award Winner
Seattle, WA – The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today named Boise State University the winner of its 2023 Degree Completion Award during a ceremony at its annual meeting. The Degree Completion Award works to identify, recognize, and reward institutions that employ innovative and evidence-based approaches to improve degree completion while ensuring educational…
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APLU Honors Three Institutions for International Impact
Seattle, WA – In recognition of its extraordinary global learning, research, and engagement efforts, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today named the University of Kentucky, University of South Florida, and The University of Texas at San Antonio as winners of its international impact awards. “Congratulations to the winners of the APLU International…
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