| 1961 |
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AASCU was founded. |
| 1962 |
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AASCU acquired its first offices and Walter Hager agreed to serve as
part-time executive secretary. |
| 1963 |
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President John F. Kennedy is assassinated. Lyndon Johnson becomes
president and pushes for passage of numerous educational and
civil-rights bills. |
| 1964 |
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- “Challenge to Change,” the first large study of AASCU member
institutions, was conducted.
- The Civil Rights Act of 1964
becomes law, barring discrimination in educational activities and
employment.
- Student rebellion over free speech at the University of California, Berkeley.
- Allan W. Ostar selected as first full-time
executive director; title later changed to “president.”
- The board
of directors met on Captiva Island and developed nine proposals that
shaped AASCU’s projects and mission for decades.
- AASCU established
the Office of Federal Programs (now the Grants Resource Center).
- The Higher Education Act is signed at Southwest Texas State College,
expanding federal aid to higher education and creating several
student-aid programs, as well as a National Teachers Corps.
- The first Vietnam teach-in is held at the University of Michigan.
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| 1967 |
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The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 passed. |
| 1970 |
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Four students are killed by Ohio National Guard troops during an
anti-war protest at Kent State University in Ohio. |
| 1971 |
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The “Morse Commission,” led by Wayne L. Morse, former senator from
Oregon, addressed strengthening America’s emerging state colleges and
universities. |
| 1972 |
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- AASCU’s first international mission—to Mexico—led to the establishment
of a Center in Pueblo; dozens of missions in subsequent years.
- AASCU presented first Distinguished Alumnus Award to President Lyndon B.
Johnson, graduate of Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State
University-San Marcos).
- Partnering with the American
Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC), AASCU initiated
the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC).
- The Education
Amendments of 1972 are passed, significantly expanding student
assistance and civil-rights protections, including creating Title IX
barring sex bias in education.
- Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act
of 1972 is passed, expanding benefits for Vietnam-era veterans.
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| 1973 |
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- The United States withdraws from Vietnam.
- Rehabilitation Act
Amendments of 1973 are passed, requiring accessibility for persons with
disabilities.
|
| 1974 |
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Richard Nixon resigns. |
| 1975 |
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AASCU was the first U.S. higher education association invited to the
Peoples Republic of China, leading to the establishment of the Chinese
Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE) in 1981. |
| 1977 |
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Apple introduces the first personal computer. |
| 1978 |
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Supreme Court decides Regents of the University of California v. Bakke,
upholding use of affirmative action for purposes of diversity in
education. |
| 1979 |
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- AASCU began program for spouses of presidents and chancellors.
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President Jimmy Carter establishes the United States Department of
Education.
|
| 1980 |
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Ronald Reagan is elected president. |
| 1983 |
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In response to A Nation at Risk, the Department of Education’s study of
America’s schools, AASCU established the Task Force on Excellence in
Education to help AASCU institutions strengthen teacher preparation and
improve teacher competence. |
| 1985 |
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- AASCU published Minorities in Higher Education a study that was
regularly quoted in the media and referenced by policy makers in the
years that followed.
- Task Force on Economic Development established
to help AASCU institutions in initiating their involvement in economic
development activities.
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| 1986 |
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AASCU established the National Commission on the Role and Future of
State Colleges and Universities, chaired by former U.S. Secretary of
Education Terrel H. Bell. |
| 1987 |
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Christa McAuliffe Excellence in Teacher Education award established. |
| 1988 |
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George H.W. Bush elected President. |
| 1989 |
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- AASCU presidents voted to give system executives full membership
privileges, including the right to vote and hold office in the
association.
- The University of Phoenix becomes the first institution to offer online bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
- The Berlin Wall is dismantled.
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| 1990 |
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- AASCU established the New Presidents’ Academy.
- Americans with
Disabilities Act passed expanding protections for students and
employees.
|
| 1991 |
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- James B. Appleberry became AASCU’s second president.
- AASCU
undertakes first strategic planning initiative.
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| 1992 |
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- AASCU began a national retention project to assist states in improving
academic success for underrepresented undergraduate students.
- Bill Clinton elected President.
|
| 1997 |
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AASCU spearheaded the effort to save funding for Title X, the Urban
Community Service Grant Program. |
| 1998 |
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- AASCU moved its offices to 1307 New York Avenue, NW, partnering with
three other associations to purchase the former Washington Star
building.
- The Higher Education Act is reauthorized and amended,
requiring institutions and states to produce “report cards” about
teacher education.
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| 1999 |
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- Constantine W. “Deno” Curris became AASCU’s third president.
- AASCU
announced the establishment of the Office of Teacher Education.
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AASCU launched the Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI).
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| 2000 |
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- AASCU created the Task Force on Public Engagement, which focused on the
institutionalization of public engagement throughout universities.
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The 1+2+1 Program is launched as an association-wide exchange program
with China.
- George W. Bush elected President.
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| 2001 |
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The 9/11 terror attacks occur. |
| 2002 |
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AASCU partnered with the Chinese Education Association for International
Exchange (CEAIE) to establish the Leadership Training Project for
university administrators. |
| 2003 |
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- In partnership with The New York Times, AASCU began the American
Democracy Project (ADP)
- Supreme Court again upholds affirmative
action to achieve diversity, but not strict numerically based admissions
decisions, in a pair of University of Michigan cases.
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| 2004 |
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AASCU launched the Making Place Matter pilot project, aimed at
cultivating state colleges and universities as stewards of their
regions. |
| 2005 |
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- AASCU launched its magazine, Public Purpose.
- Hurricane Katrina hits
the Gulf Coast and many college students in New Orleans are accepted as
temporary transfer students by colleges throughout the country.
|
| 2007 |
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AASCU’s trip to Liberia marked the renewal of the association’s work in
the country. |
| 2008 |
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- Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 is signed into law,
establishing new spending programs along with new reporting and
record-keeping requirements.
- Barack Obama elected the first African American President.
-
Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act passed, significantly
expanding college assistance to veterans serving since September 2001.
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| 2009 |
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- Muriel A. Howard became AASCU’s fourth president
- Massive economic-stimulus package (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act)
signed into law that includes billions to stabilize funding for
educational institutions.
|
| 2010 |
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- AASCU’s begins Red Balloon project, a national initiative to re-imagine
and redesign undergraduate education.
- Student Aid and Financial
Reconciliation Act passed authorizing expanded Pell Grants but phrasing
out commercial lender-based student loans in favor of direct federal
lending.
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