Registration Now Open for U.S. Manufacturing Initiatives Update on Sept. 24

APLU, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and others will present a Federal Agency Update on Manufacturing Initiatives Tuesday, Sept. 24 from 10:00 a.m. to Noon at APLU headquarters.   The event, which will also be available via live video stream, will feature manufacturing research program leaders from Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Department of Energy as well as participation from the higher education community.

RSVP for the event now by clicking here!
View the draft agenda here!

APLU Morning News Scan: August 21, 2013

The Chronicle of Higher Education: Report Calls for Bankruptcy Protection for the Most Vulnerable Borrowers
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Obama Vows Action on College Costs, but Observers Say His Options Are Few
NPR: Obama's College-Cost Tour Is A Chance To Get Past Climbing Walls
Indianapolis Star: Students Get Financial Aid At Highest Rate Since WWII
The Star Tribune: Minnesota's 'Dream Act' Law Makes College Possible for Immigrant Students
Concord Monitor (NH): N.H. Bill Would Let Some Illegal Immigrants Get In-State Tuition At Public Colleges, Universities
Open Source: City of Boston Teams Up with edX to Create BostonX
Asbury Park Press (NJ): NJ Lawmakers Discuss Studying Tuition-free Higher Education System
Diverse: Texas Schools Join Forces in Bid to Help Minority Males
The Washington Post: ACT Reports That Only A Quarter of High School Graduates Are Ready For All College Subjects
KRWG-TV/FM (NM): UTEP Provost Named To Federal Advisory Council**
The Baltimore Sun: OPINION: Unequal Outcomes
Education News: BLOG: UT Austin President Outlines Principles for Online Education

APLU Morning News Scan: August 19, 2013

The New York Times:  Master’s Degree Is New Frontier of Study Online**

The Chronicle of Higher Education:  Data and Analysis: The State of Academe

The Washington Post:  HBCUs Seek Obama’s Help on Parent Loans

Inside Higher Ed:  Bridging the Gap: College Enrollment Initiative Posts Promising Results

NPR:  The STEM Gender Gap

Western Farm Press:  Land Grant Institutions Are Foundational To Agriculture

Lawrence Journal-World (KS:  Higher Education, Legislative Leaders In Complicated Relationship

Ohio State Lantern:  Ohio State Presidential Search Process Streamlined With New Initiatives

Oregon Public Broadcasting:  U-Idaho Cracks Down On Low GPAs, Frat Parties In Anti-Drinking Effort

USA Today:  LinkedIn's New University Pages Targets Students

The Chronicle of Higher Education:  For Internet Access, Rural Students Have to Hit the Road

Union Bulletin:  Old Professors Never Quit, They Just Hang Around

** APLU featured in article. 

APLU Morning News Scan: August 15, 2013

 


The Chronicle of Higher Education:  Moody’s Report Forecasts a Gloomy Future for Public Universities
The Boston Globe:  Education Department Makes Changes to Plus Loans 
Smart Planet:  University of California to Open Its Research Vaults, For Free 
The Hill:  Obama Bus Tour to Focus On Higher Ed 
USA Today:  Picking College, Major, Comes Down to Money
Inside Higher Ed:  Charting a Course: Texas Seeks Faculty Input on Online Learning
The Eagle (Texas A&M):  Texas A&M University Officially Acquires Texas Wesleyan University Law School
The Hartford Courant:  UConn Tops Sierra Club's 'Green' College List
Inside Higher Ed:  A Call for Nuance
The Christian Science Monitor:  A Faster, Cheaper Way To Go Through College – And Emerge 'Competent'?

APLU Morning News Scan: August 14, 2013

The Chronicle of Higher Education:  Martha Kanter to Step Down as Education Department's Top Higher-Education Official

Inside Higher Ed:  Kanter Joins the Exodus
Phillyburbs.com:  Wrightstown Academic Honored For Lifetime of Achievement**
The Huffington Post:  Sequestration Ushers In A Dark Age For Science In America**

Inside Higher Ed:  The New York Tax Advantage

The Chronicle of Higher Education:  Need-Based Grant Eligibility Can Boost Completion, Study Finds

The Hill:  Merkley: Old Student Loan Models ‘Aren’t Working Anymore’

Bloomberg:  Ways to Cut the Cost of College

University Business:  Colleges Breaking New Ground In Distance Learning
Visual.ly:  INFOGRAPHIC:  Trends in Adoption of MOOC
The Republican  (MA):  Three Private Colleges In Springfield Raise Concerns About Proposed University of Massachusetts Satellite Campus In Downtown