APLU Policy Considerations for President-Elect - APLU shared comprehensive higher education, research, and community engagement priorities with President-elect Biden's transition team. APLU's priorities fall under three main categories: 1) Expanding higher education access, affordability, and student success; 2) Fostering scientific discovery; and 3) Welcoming the contributions of immigrants to our nation. Click here to review the document published by the APLU Governmental Affairs Office.
eXtension Launches Ask Extension - Building upon 14 years of Ask An Expert, eXtension's NEW Ask Extension platform is now available for Cooperative Extension at all Land-Grant Universities regardless of membership. For every question an Extension Expert answers through this platform, it reaches an additional 200+ people. Additionally, groups and experts that use Ask Extension can brand it any way they want. Other top features include a streamlined email system that allows simple replies, contact information for clientele now being available to experts, clientele login accounts for accessing question history, and greater control for groups and experts on who can access questions. Learn more and share with your faculty and staff here.
Enriching Resources Reminder - Use this full view version of the ECOP Monday Minute, a weekly news blog that appeals to the work of land-grant university system Extension Directors and Administrators in the USA, to check out the resources found on the right panel of the blog page. This includes links to Learning for Leaders, EDEN, NIFA, JOE, and much more.
