AASCU Statement on President Biden’s Budget Request to Congress for Fiscal Year 2024
AASCU celebrates the significant increases in higher education investments called for by the Biden-Harris administration.
AASCU Statement on Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence Program Grants
AASCU is elated that the U.S. Department of Education has announced the first-ever grantees of the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence Program.
AASCU Statement on the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Annual Performance Report
The document illustrates well the many ways these funds supported colleges and universities through the uncertainty created by the public health crisis.
Paul J. Leblanc Receives AASCU’s 2022 Distinguished Alumnus Award
LeBlanc has dedicated much of his career to expanding opportunity and access to higher education.
University of Maryland Eastern Shore President Heidi M. Anderson Elected Chair of AASCU Board of Directors
Anderson has more than 30 years of higher education experience in Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Maryland. .
30 Higher Education Leaders Selected for AASCU’s 2022 Academy for New Provosts
The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) has named 30 exceptional higher education leaders to its 2022 Academy for New Provosts (ANP), a leadership development program geared toward the distinctive needs of provosts who lead state colleges and universities.
AASCU Statement on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling Remanding DACA Back to Lower Court
The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and its nearly 400 members remain carefully mindful of the ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that keeps in place the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program while remanding the case to the U.S. District Court for further consideration.
10 New Civic Fellows Projects to Focus on Civic Engagement
The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)’s American Democracy Project (ADP) today announced the 10 projects its Civic Fellows cohort will develop throughout the 2022 academic year.
AASCU Expands Initiative to Close Equity Gaps for Students
The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) is among six national and regional organizations selected by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to execute a comprehensive multiyear initiative designed to help institutions close equity gaps for Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and low-income students.
AASCU Statement on the Release of the DACA Rule by the Department of Homeland Security
The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) is very supportive of today’s action by the Biden administration to strengthen the regulatory underpinnings of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.