The following story was originally posted on UNCGNOW on November 12, 2014. Spc. Chen-yang Liu, an Army Reserves combat photographer and vice president of UNCG’s Student Veterans Association, wore his dress blues for the Veterans Day dedication of the university’s new Veterans Resource Center (VRC). The VRC will be “a space of support and welcome […]

Washington, DC – Deeply concerned about major federal budget cuts to research and higher education at a time when other nations are steadily increasing investments in those areas, 165 university presidents and chancellors today called on leaders in Washington to close what they call the “innovation deficit.” In an open letter to President Obama and Congress published as […]

APLU President Peter McPherson and the Association of American Universities (AAU) President Hunter R. Rawlings III once again urged President Obama and congressional leaders to strike a deal on a balanced long-term deficit-reduction agreement to prevent federal cuts tied to sequestration. The new letter was sent today and included the original July 2012 letter sent […]

In a letter sent to university leaders earlier today, Peter McPherson, President of APLU, addressed the ongoing issues related to the federal budget and sequestration. Below is an excerpt from today’s letter: Last week before leaving for a month-long summer recess, Congress came to an agreement with the White House on a continuing resolution (CR) […]