Washington, DC – Recognizing visionary research and outreach educational programming, the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Cooperative Extension, and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) announce the following 2025 national awards: “This awards program recognizes outstanding leadership and program delivery that is a hallmark of the vibrant […] The post USDA, Cooperative Extension, & APLU Award Top Honors in Extensi...| APLU
Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations Update Last Friday, the House passed a continuing resolution (CR) package to fund the government through November 21, largely along party lines with two Republicans voting no and one Democrat voting yes. The package failed later that afternoon in the Senate, with one Republican voting no and one Democrat voting yes. Following […]| APLU
Appropriations Update After returning from the August recess, Congress has turned its attention back to appropriations with a looming September 30 deadline to keep the government funded. One possibility is a continuing resolution package that would include funding for the Agriculture, Military Construction-Veterans Affairs, and Legislative Branch bills for Fiscal Year 2026 and a short-term extension […] The post Washington Update appeared first on APLU.| APLU
New U.S. Census Bureau research released today shows the earnings growth for workers with at least a bachelor’s degree outpaced earnings growth for workers whose highest degree is a high school diploma over the past two decades. “Between 2004 and 2024, earnings of those with a high school degree but no college rose 3.2%, while […] The post New U.S. Census Bureau Research Shows Growing College Earnings Premium appeared first on APLU.| APLU
The APLU co-sponsored Golden Goose Awards, which spotlight federally funded obscure-sounding fundamental research that has led to outsized societal benefits, announced its 2025 honorees last week. A group of Michigan State University researchers are being recognized for creating a cancer-fighting medicine called cisplatin that has become the industry standard for chemotherapy. The drug increased the […]| APLU
Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations State of Play With funding for the current fiscal year expiring on September 30, Congress must revisit Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations upon its return from the August recess. APLU continues to update the association’s appropriations chart as FY26 bills are released. Prior to the August recess, the House Appropriations Committee approved nine appropriations bills. Two […]| APLU
Action on NIH Grants APLU Urges Restoration of all NIH Grants Last week, APLU and partner associations sent a letter to NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, requesting reinstatement of all grants terminated by NIH under agency directives found unlawful by a United States District Court in American Public Health Association v. NIH. The letter notes the U.S. Court […] The post Washington Update appeared first on APLU.| APLU
The APLU Council on Governmental Affairs honored Representative Alma Adams (D-NC) with its Congressional Achievement Award. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to state universities and land-grant colleges and was presented at North Carolina A&T University, her alma mater and the institution that nominated her for the award. NC A&T and the University of North Carolina […] The post APLU Honors Representative Alma Adams with Council on Governmental Affairs Congressional Achievement...| APLU
The Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU), in collaboration with APLU, recently launched the Urban Adult Learner Institute (UALI), a self-paced professional development program designed to support faculty, staff, and administrators in improving outcomes for adult learners, specifically students over the age of 25 who are earning a bachelor’s degree. Through four engaging modules, UALI provides […]| APLU
Public research universities have over 150 years of history of spearheading scholarship that advances the public interest. Founded to serve the public through their education, research, and engagement work, they provide life-changing education to students, advance society-shaping innovations, and engage communities to tackle our most stubborn challenges. Read the executive summary below and the full report, […]| APLU
APLU established the Innovation and Economic Prosperity Program to offer institutions an opportunity to better know, measure, tell, and enhance their economic and community development impact. 90 institutions have been named IEP Designees since the program was launched in 2013, using the program as a foundation to build deeper community relationships, attract new resources, and […] The post Join the Innovation and Economic Prosperity Program appeared first on APLU.| APLU
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Reconciliation Update Senate Democrats yesterday shared that the Senate Parliamentarian found some education provisions of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee reconciliation bill impermissible because they primarily have a policy, not budgetary, impact (also known as the “Byrd bath.”) Senate Republicans must eliminate or revise these provisions before the Senate floor, or they would […]| APLU
IEP Program Summary The IEP Program helps higher education institutions better know, measure, tell, and enhance their economic and community development impact while recognizing institutions that have demonstrated a substantive, sustainable, and institution-wide commitment to and strategy for regional economic engagement, growth, and economic opportunity. Institutions complete a rigorous self-assessment, engaging on-campus and off-campus stakeholders, to […]| APLU