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Penn to Implement AAU Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative

The University of Pennsylvania has been named a project site for the Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative.
University of Pennsylvania | Press Releases | STEM Initiative Resources

UA One of Only Eight Institutions Selected for Nationwide STEM Initiative

The Association of American Universities has named the UA as one of only eight U.S. institutions funded under a nation-wide initiative designed to improve STEM education.

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The University of Arizona | Press Releases | AAU Project Sites | STEM Initiative Resources

UC Davis awarded $500,000 to improve STEM teaching

The University of California, Davis, will further its work to improve teaching in the nationally important fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics — including redesigning introductory courses that enroll thousands — as part of an Association of American Universities initiative announced today.

University of California, Davis | Press Releases | AAU Project Sites | STEM Initiative Resources

AAU Selects Eight Campus Project Sites for Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative

Over the next three years, each of the eight campus sites will implement a major undergraduate STEM education project that incorporates key elements of the AAU STEM framework.
Brown University | Michigan State University | The University of Arizona | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | University of California, Davis | University of Colorado Boulder | University of Pennsylvania | Washington University in St. Louis | Press Releases | AAU Project Sites | STEM Initiative Resources

MSU Part of a National Effort to Improve Science, Math Education

Michigan State University is one of eight sites across the country selected by the Association of American Universities to host a project designed to improve science and math education.

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Michigan State University | Press Releases | AAU Project Sites | STEM Initiative Resources

AAU Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Fisher v. University of Texas

Hunter Rawlings, President of the Association of American Universities (AAU), comments on the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Fisher v. University of Texas.
The University of Texas at Austin | Press Releases

Grant from National Science Foundation Boosts AAU Initiative to Improve Undergraduate STEM Education

The Association of American Universities (AAU) has received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to help conduct the association’s five-year initiative to improve the quality of undergraduate teaching and learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields at its

Press Releases | STEM Initiative Resources

Major Grant from Helmsley Charitable Trust Boosts AAU Initiative to Improve Undergraduate STEM Education

AAU announced it has received a major grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to help conduct its five-year initiative to improve the quality of undergraduate teaching and learning in STEM fields at its member institutions.
Press Releases | STEM Initiative Resources

Press Release on University Leaders' Letter to Policymakers Urging Them to Avoid Sequester, Reach Balanced, Long-Term Budget Agreement 

Presidents and chancellors of 153 leading universities urged President Obama and bipartisan congressional leaders to prevent deep across-the-board spending cuts due to take effect in January as a result of budget sequestration.
Federal Budget | Press Releases | Fiscal Policy

AAU, APLU University Leaders Send Letter to Deficit Reduction Panel

More than 130 university presidents and chancellors sent a letter to the members of the Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction urging them to reach “a big agreement – not incremental steps” while working to close the nation’s budget deficit.
Federal Budget | Press Releases | Fiscal Policy