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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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APLU Releases Roadmap for Advancing Publicly Engaged Scholarship
Seattle, WA – Seeking to spur the acceleration of publicly engaged research to help tackle vexing challenges facing communities across the globe, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today released Modernizing Scholarship for the Public Good: An Action Framework for Public Research Universities. The report includes concrete actions public research universities can take…
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APLU Announces 2024 Board of Directors, Virginia State University President Makola Abdullah Named Chair
Seattle, WA – The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today announced its 2024 Board of Directors. At a ceremony during the association’s 136th Annual Meeting, Virginia State University President Makola Abdullah assumed the role of chair, taking over for University of California, Davis Chancellor Gary May. The Board of Directors provides oversight and…
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APLU and USDA Announces National Teaching Awards for Food and Agricultural Sciences
Washington, D.C. – The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today honored four public university faculty with national teaching awards recognizing excellence in agricultural sciences teaching and student engagement. Michael Gonda of South Dakota State University and De’Etra Young of Tennessee State University were named national recipients of…
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APLU Announces 2023 Degree Completion Award Finalists
Washington, DC – As part of its ongoing efforts to support public research universities’ efforts to increase degree completion, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today named Boise State University, Florida International University, Kent State University, and the University of California, San Diego as finalists for its 2023 Degree Completion Award. The annual award…
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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 the following 2023 awards: The awards will be presented at the APLU Annual Meeting in November, which USDA-NIFA…
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APLU Honors Three Institutions with Council on Research Awards
Washington, DC – The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today recognized the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the University of New Hampshire with its Council on Research Awards for Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in Research, Public Impact Research, and Research Safety and Accountability, respectively. “Congratulations to this year’s COR…
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Colleges and Universities Commit to Student Cost Transparency in APLU Co-Led Effort
Washington, DC — The College Cost Transparency Initiative (CCT) — a task force composed of APLU and the leaders of nine other higher education associations representing college presidents, financial aid offices, and admissions and school counselors — today announced that more than 360 institutions of higher education have voluntarily committed to follow a set of principles and standards that ensure transparency, clarity, and understanding around communicating student…
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Eight New Public Research Universities Join APLU-Led Aspire Institutional Change Network
Washington, DC – The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU)-led Aspire Alliance today announced a new cohort of eight public research universities are joining the institutional change effort to attract, retain, and support faculty as they work to advance their universities’ education, research, and engagement missions. The Aspire Alliance is part of the National…
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