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National Association of State Universities and Land-grant Colleges (1963–2009) 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. It has member campuses in all of ...
Founded in 1887, APLU is North America’s oldest higher education association with member institutions in all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, four U.S. territories, Canada, and Mexico. 1862—First Morrill Act is passed, establishing land-grant colleges by providing federal lands to the states to be sold to support colleges of agriculture and mechanical arts. […]
APLU’s day-to-day operations are led by President Mark Becker and more than 65 staff members. The Board of Directors provides oversight and direction for their work and is charged with setting membership and governing policies for the association. Our President Mark Becker, who became president of APLU in September 2022, came to the association with […]
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) is a research, policy, and advocacy organization dedicated to strengthening and advancing the work of public universities. APLU’s 248 members span across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, six U.S. territories, Canada, and Mexico. The association’s membership includes 25 university systems and 220 universities, of which 78 ...
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T he Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) represents 251 pu blic universities and is comprised of various commissions, boards, and sect ions. One of the most prominent and legislatively active APLU organizations is the Board on Agriculture Assembly (BAA), which repre sents the interests of land-grant colleges of agriculture ...
Education in theUnited States. 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, [1] or a beneficiary under the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994. [2 ...
