State colleges and universities are engines of economic & social mobility.
AASCU intensifies their impact.
We equip our members to advance equitable outcomes, spark civic engagement, and build thriving regions—so diverse learners seeking prosperity can bring America’s promise home.
November 14, 2023
Charles L. Welch, President of the Arkansas State University System, Named New AASCU President and CEO
Read more.Unlocking potential, so students can unlock theirs.
We provide high-impact opportunities created by and for passionate leaders of state colleges and universities.
Meet the 350 AASCU institutions serving more than 3 million students.
Our approach empowers these stewards of place to catalyze economic and social mobility.
See them in action.Member Spotlight
PROMISING PRACTICE
Revitalizing a City Through a University and Community Partnership
Oakland University (MI)
A partnership between this university and an urban center is building back the community’s economic and cultural pillars while enhancing experiential learning opportunities for university students.
Learn more.Impact
27+
organizations from government, industry, education and the nonprofit sector helped create high-need talent development programs
710 hours
of one-on-one tutoring for children struggling with reading were provided by university students via an undergraduate independent study
100 people
from OU and the Pontiac community attended each town hall on race and marijuana use in which University faculty participated
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