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AASCU President Muriel Howard's statement on President Obama's State of the Union address. Read statement

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Leadership for Challenging Times
Report of the Commission on Presidential Leadership and Global Competitiveness

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Policy Matters:
Top 10 Higher Education State Policy Issues for 2010

January 2010

Policy MattersIn 2009, two contradictory movements shaped the U.S. public higher education policy landscape. At the national level, President Barack Obama placed higher education near the top of his policy agenda, focusing on increasing college access and participation by all Americans and backing it with an ambitious slate of proposed federal policies and programs. An invigorated U.S. Department of Education, led by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, is unrolling a vision of reform throughout the K-16 continuum—and has plenty of resources to work with, courtesy of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
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Latest in the Perspectives Series

"When Johnny [or Janelle] Comes Marching Home”: National, State and Institutional Efforts in Support of Veterans’ Education.

PerspectivesProvides an overview of veterans’ education issues on the national, state, and institutional level as well as highlights examples of innovative campus-based and organizational efforts to assist veterans and their families in utilizing GI Bill benefits and making the transition from combat to campus.