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APLU Statement on Senate Panel’s Approval of FY2017 Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Bill
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson today released the following statement regarding the Senate Appropriations Committee’s approval of the Fiscal Year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education appropriations bill.
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APLU and Urban Serving Universities Award Nine Public Urban Research Universities $450K for Micro-Grant Programs Aimed at Helping Low-Income Students Graduate
Washington, DC – Continuing their effort to promote the use of micro-grants to prevent low-income college students nearing graduation from dropping out, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU) awarded nine public urban research universities a total of $450,000 to launch or expand pilot programs of their…
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Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’ Statement on Nomination of John B. King, Jr. for U.S. Secretary of Education
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson today released the following statement regarding President Obama’s nomination of John B. King, Jr. as U.S. Secretary of Education.
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APLU Statement on President Obama’s FY2017 Budget Proposal
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson today released the following statement regarding President Obama’s FY2017 budget proposal.
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APLU Statement on President Obama’s FY2017 Budget Proposal
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson today released the following statement regarding President Obama’s FY2017 budget proposal.
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APLU Names Morgan State University 2015 Project Degree Completion Award Winner
Indianapolis, IN — At its 128th Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today named Morgan State University the winner of its 2015 Project Degree Completion Award. The annual award identifies and honors institutions that employ innovative methods or programs to increase retention and graduation outcomes and/or close achievement gaps…
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$165,000 Awarded to Public Universities Adopting Innovative Strategic Student Advising Technologies to Boost Success
Indianapolis, IN – Portland State University and Florida International University today won a combined $165,000 in grants to expand the reach of their innovative student advising effort success efforts. The schools were the winners of the University Pitch Challenge at the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities Annual Meeting in Indianapolis.
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APLU Statement on Core Principles for Transforming Remediation within a Comprehensive Student Success Strategy
Washington, DC – APLU President Peter McPherson today released the following statement regarding the release of “Core Principles for Transforming Remediation within a Comprehensive Student Success Strategy” that was unveiled by a group of national education organizations.
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APLU Statement on 2015 Gallup-Purdue Index: Vast Majority of Graduates Say College is Worth the Cost
Washington, DC – Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) President Peter McPherson today released the following statement regarding the 2015 Gallup-Purdue Index. The new report released today found that 77 percent of college alumni nationally agree or strongly agree that their college education was worth the cost. At public universities the percentage was even…
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It’s Not a Sin to Change Course: APLU Statement on U.S. Department of Education’s New College Scorecard
Washington, DC — Association of Public and Land-grant Universities President Peter McPherson today released the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Education’s updated College Scorecard.
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