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Association of Public and Land-grant Universities

Index Association of Public and Land-grant Universities

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) is a research, policy, and advocacy organization of public research universities, land-grant institutions, state university systems, and higher education organizations. [1]

18 relations: American Indian Higher Education Consortium, Bernadette Gray-Little, Canada, Higher education, Historically black colleges and universities, James P. Clements, Land-grant university, M. Peter McPherson, Mexico, Michael V. Drake, Morrill Land-Grant Acts, North America, State university system, Teresa A. Sullivan, Territories of the United States, United States, University, Washington, D.C..

American Indian Higher Education Consortium

The American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) was established in 1972, in order to represent the interests of the newly developed tribal colleges, which are controlled and operated by American Indian nations.

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Bernadette Gray-Little

Bernadette Gray-Little is a retired academic administrator most recently serving as the 17th chancellor of the University of Kansas, where she was the first African-American and female to serve as the chancellor.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Higher education

Higher education (also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education) is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completion of secondary education.

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Historically black colleges and universities

Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with the intention of primarily serving the African-American community.

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James P. Clements

James P. Clements (born March 11, 1964) is the 15th president of Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina.

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Land-grant university

A land-grant university (also called land-grant college or land-grant institution) is an institution of higher education in the United States designated by a state to receive the benefits of the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890.

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M. Peter McPherson

Melville Peter McPherson (born October 27, 1940) is the president of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities.

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Mexico

Mexico (México; Mēxihco), officially called the United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos) is a federal republic in the southern portion of North America.

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Michael V. Drake

Michael Vincent Drake (born July 9, 1951) is an American university administrator and physician.

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Morrill Land-Grant Acts

The Morrill Land-Grant Acts are United States statutes that allowed for the creation of land-grant colleges in U.S. states using the proceeds of federal land sales.

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North America

North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere; it is also considered by some to be a northern subcontinent of the Americas.

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State university system

A state university system in the United States is a group of public universities supported by an individual state or a similar entity such as the District of Columbia.

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Teresa A. Sullivan

Teresa Ann "Terry" Sullivan (born July 9, 1949) is an American sociologist and university administrator.

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Territories of the United States

Territories of the United States are sub-national administrative divisions directly overseen by the United States (U.S.) federal government.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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University

A university (universitas, "a whole") is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in various academic disciplines.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.

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APLU, American Association of Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations, Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, NASULG, NASULGC, National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges, National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_Public_and_Land-grant_Universities

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