U.S. Department of Education Secretary DeVos Meets with the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
February 25, 2017
Washington, DC - - (February 24, 2017) Yesterday, U. S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos met in Washington with members of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU).
In addition to Secretary DeVos, those in attendance included:
Presidents and Chancellors
Peter McPherson, President, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, President Emeritus, Michigan State University
Mark Becker, President, Georgia State University
Angel Cabrera, President, George Mason University
Robert Caret, Chancellor, University of Maryland System
Waded Cruzado, President, Montana State University
Mildred Garcia, President, California State University, Fullerton
Bernadette Gray-Little, Chancellor, University of Kansas
Ronald Green, Chancellor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Mark Rosenberg, President, Florida International University
Kirk Schulz, President, Washington State University
Teresa Sullivan, President, University of Virginia
Satish Tripathi, President, University of Buffalo, SUNY
APLU Staff Members in attendance:
Jennifer Poulakidas, Vice President, Congressional & Governmental Affairs, APLU
Craig Lindwarm, Director, Congressional & Governmental Affairs, APLU
Jeff Lieberson, Vice President, Public Affairs, APLU
Jack Cline, Director of Federal Relations, University of Kansas
U. S. Department of Education staff members Jim Manning and Taylor Hansen also attended the meeting.
In the meeting, the attendees discussed the following items:
• College affordability and finding new and innovative approaches to reduce college costs
• Ensuring every student, and potential student, has the ability and access to pursue their educational goals and dreams
• Recent changes Title IX guidance
• Protecting first amendment rights of students on campus
• Importance of the Pell Grant program and year-round Pell Grants
• Helping colleges work better with the business community to ensure students have job-ready skills
• Reducing the regulatory burden on colleges
• Protecting student data
• Improving completion rates
• Importance of career and technical education
Information source: U.S. Department of Education
About the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities' membership includes 235 public research universities, land-grant institutions, state university systems and affiliated organizations. Annually, 194 U.S. member campuses enroll 4 million undergraduates and 1.2 million graduate students, award 1.1 million degrees, employ 1 million faculty and staff and conduct $40.7 billion on university-based research. |