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PellCelebrating 50 Years of Pell GrantsThe Pell Grant program has supported more than 80 million students since 1972Pell grants play a vital role in helping students from historically underserved groups gain access to higher education. More college graduates help create a more vibrant society.Learn More -
How Universities Can Transform the Student Experience to Drive Student Success and EquityBrought to you by the Student Experience ProjectJoin the partners of the Student Experience Project for a panel discussion highlighting the outcomes of an improvement network aimed at promoting student belonging and creating equitable environments that in turn, increase academic success.Register Today -
Supporting International StudentsAPLU's Vice President for International, Community, and Economic Engagement, testified before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border SafetyBernie Burrola testified on the contributions international students bring to the U.S. and the challenges we face in reversing the U.S.'s decline in international student enrollment.Learn More -
APLU Announces UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May as Board ChairThe Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today announced University of California, Davis Chancellor Gary S. May as the new Chair of its Board of Directors.May succeeds Rebecca Blank, who resigned as chair after recently leaving her position as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison to become president of Northwestern University in July. May will serve in the role until November 13, 2023.Read the Full Announcement
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Degree Completion & Student SuccessPowered by Publics is convening nearly 125 change-ready institutions within 16 “transformation clusters” focused on solving different pieces of the student success puzzle. Participating institutions are working collaboratively to increase college access, eliminate the achievement gap, and award hundreds of thousands more degrees by 2025. -
STEM EducationAspire: The National Alliance for Inclusive & Diverse STEM Faculty is an NSF-backed initiative to expand the diversity of STEM faculty by increasing the number and percentage of traditionally underrepresented groups, including women, members of minority racial and ethnic groups, persons with disabilities, and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds. -
Economic Development & EngagementThe IEP University Designation is earned by institutions demonstrating an institutional, sustainable, and substantive commitment to excellence in economic engagement. -
Deepening Community & Economic EngagementAmid a record-shattering number of American workers quitting their jobs to seek better opportunities, APLU released a report outlining the ways public research universities can innovate to meet the upskilling needs of a rapidly changing labor force so workers can attain better careers. -
Research, Science & TechnologyA growing number of public universities are taking these efforts to the next level through collaborative, multidisciplinary research known as Public Impact Research (PIR). To spur broader adoption of PIR, APLU is working with member universities to identify best practices and elevate awareness of the work. -
Agriculture, Human Sciences & Natural ResourcesThe United States (U.S.) risks losing the ability to compete internationally if we ask our researchers and educators to conduct and deliver 21st century results in facilities from the 1950s and 1960s -
Learning TechnologyThe PLC serves as a coordinating body to foster cooperation and collaboration that will advance the use of information technology to improve learning, retention, and graduation. PLC membership positions universities to better capture the economies of scale inherent in information technology. -
College Costs, Tuition & Financial AidAPLU’s Public University Values (#PublicUValues) campaign seeks to help better explain key facts about the value of public universities and to clarify some common misconceptions. -
Agriculture, Human Sciences & Natural ResourcesUnderstanding and meeting the needs of employers and the skills new graduates will take with them into the workplace is vital when developing curricula and degree programs. -
Urban InitiativesWith funding from the Kresge Foundation, APLU & USU examined the magnitude of the pandemic’s impact on food insecurity on college students and outlining steps better address food insecurity. -
Accountability & TransparencyDesigned by institutions for institutions, VSA Analytics provides a robust, interactive, and user-friendly platform to compare and analyze key performance metrics across colleges and universities.
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Life in the Time of Coronavirus
At Colorado State University, the campus community has been on the frontlines, continuing the University’s land-grant mission of teaching, research, extension, public service and engagement in new and innovative ways to face the challenges head-on.
UNC Charlotte Expands National Center For Youth with Disabilities
Through the largest grant in the University’s history, a pair of researchers from the UNC Charlotte Cato College of Education are expanding their national effort to improve employment, education and community integration for students and youth with disabilities.
Incubating the Future of Health Sciences
Altitude Lab announced its first resident companies and opened applications for its breakthrough collaborative facility and program. Founded by Recursion and the University of Utah’s Center for Technology & Venture Commercialization (TVC), the incubator fills the critical role of finding, supporting, incubating and accelerating early-stage life science and health care companies in Utah. Altitude Lab is the first of its kind—a blended incubator/accelerator program focused on developing diverse and inclusive businesses in the health care sector.
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Our History
With roots extending back to 1887, APLU is North America's oldest higher education association.
Video Spotlight: Powered by Publics (PxP)
APLU launches the Powered by Publics initiative. This effort is convening 130 public universities and systems to collectively develop and scale innovative solutions to increase degree completion and close the achievement gap nationwide.
Strengthening & Advancing Public Universities Collectively.
Focused on increasing degree completion and academic success, advancing scientific research, and expanding engagement, APLU undertakes a wide array of projects and initiatives along with its members while providing a forum for public higher education leaders to work collaboratively to better meet the challenges and opportunities facing public universities.
Legislative Highlight
The Pell Grant is a proven program that has been the foundation of federal student aid for decades, opening the doors of college and opportunity to low- and moderate-income students. APLU joins the higher education community in requesting doubling the maximum annual Pell Grant award to help more students earn a degree, get a good-paying job, and ensure them greater economic mobility and a brighter future.
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APLU’s Rodriguez Presents on Bolstering STEM Pathways in Higher Education
Andréa Rodriguez
Director, Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU)
Andréa Rodriguez, Director of Urban Initiatives for USU at APLU, presents on building STEM Pathways between 2- and 4-year institutions at an AAAS Summit in early June.
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