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Public Research Universities to Launch Unprecedented Nationwide Collaborative Effort to Boost Number of College Graduates
Washington, DC – Recognizing the need for transformative change in higher education, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today announced a major new effort in which 100 public research universities – organized in clusters of eight to 10 institutions – will work to produce hundreds of thousands of more graduates by 2025. The…
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APLU Comments on Senate HELP Committee’s ‘Higher Education Accountability’ White Paper
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson today sent the following letter and comments to U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. The letter responds to the chairman’s request for feedback on his white paper on ‘Higher Education Accountability.’
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APLU Statement on Trump Administration’s FY 2019 Budget Proposal
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson today released the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s Fiscal Year 2019 budget proposal.
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APLU to Lawmakers: House HEA Reauthorization Bill Would be an Alarming Setback for Students
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson today sent a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx, and House Committee on Education and the Workforce…
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APLU Urges Congressional Leaders to Protect Key Higher Ed Provisions in Final Tax Bill
Washington, DC – As the House and Senate move toward a conference committee to reconcile differences in their versions of the tax legislation, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson today sent the following letter to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, Ranking Member Richard Neal, Senate Finance Committee Chairman…
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APLU Statement on Introduction of House Bill to Reauthorize Higher Education Act
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson today released the following statement regarding the introduction of the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Higher Education Reform (PROSPER) Act, which would reauthorize the Higher Education Act.
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APLU Report: Campus-Wide Engagement Fundamental to Successful Degree Completion Reforms
Washington, DC – Campus-wide engagement is essential to achieving increased student retention and graduation, according to a new study the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) released today. The report is available at www.aplu.org/PDCaward.
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APLU Names University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa 2017 Project Degree Completion Award Winner
Washington, DC – The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today named the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UHM) the winner of its 2017 Project Degree Completion Award during a ceremony at its annual meeting in Washington, DC. The annual Project Degree Completion Award identifies and honors institutions using innovative strategies or programs to…
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APLU Expresses Strong Concerns with Senate Tax Provisions
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson yesterday wrote to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch and Ranking Member Ron Wyden detailing strong concerns that public research universities have with provisions in the version of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act that the Senate Finance Committee is expected to…
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APLU Statement on House Tax Reform Bill
Washington, DC – APLU President Peter McPherson today released the following statement regarding the Tax Cut and Jobs Act, introduced today by U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX).
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