Student Success Summit
2014 HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES STUDENT SUCCESS SUMMIT “CHARTING THE PATH FORWARD TO STUDENT SUCCESS” June 19-21, 2014 Embassy Suites Atlanta – At Centennial Olympic Park Atlanta, Georgia SPONSORED BY #HBCUSUMMIT @APLU_NEWS @APLUOAS HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES STUDENT SUCCESS SUMMIT SPONSORS VENDORS PARTNERS 2 3 The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) is a research, policy, and advocacy organization representing 234 public research universities, land-grant institutions, state university systems, and affiliated organizations. Founded in 1887, APLU is North America's 1307 New York Avenue, NW oldest higher education association with member Suite 400 institutions in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, four Washington, DC 20005 U.S. territories, Canada, and Mexico. Annually, member 202-478-6040 campuses enroll 4.7 million undergraduates and 1.3 million www.aplu.org graduate students, award 1.1 million degrees, employ 1.3 million faculty and staff, and conduct $41 billion in university-based research. APLU's membership includes 204 campuses and 24 university systems, including 75 U.S. land-grant institutions. The association’s membership includes 23 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), of which 21 are land- grant institutions (19 under the 1890 Morrill Act, 2 under the 1862 Morrill Act). In addition, APLU represents six related higher education organizations, including the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC), which serves the interests of the nation’s 33 American Indian land-grant colleges. In 1963, the American Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities merged with the National Association of State Universities to form the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges.
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