APLU and Other Organizations Establish Partnership Between Afro-Columbian and Historically Black Land-grant Universities

APLU and Other Organizations Establish Partnership Between Afro-Columbian and Historically Black Land-grant Universities: WASHINGTON — The Association of Public Land-grant Universities (APLU), the Asociacion Columbiana de Universidades (ASCUN) and Phelps Stokes have established a collaborative partnership to promote educational and cultural exchange programs between Afro-Columbian serving universities and historically Black land-grant universities in the United States. The presidents of each organization signed a memorandum of understanding Friday during a special ceremony at APLU headquarters in Washington, D.C.

The purpose of the agreement is to promote and expand student and faculty exchange programs, joint researchers and activities, and community and leadership development among students, faculty and administrators, explained Dr. Lorenzo Esters, vice president of APLU’s Office for Access and the Advancement of Public Black Universities. It also aims to position members of APLU’s Council of 1890 Universities to take a leadership role in preparing minority students to develop what Esters described as “the global critical thinking essential to contributing as citizens of the world and competing in the international marketplace.”