Iowa State steps down from the Association of American Universities
Iowa State University announced the termination of its membership with the Association of American Universities in a surprising Inside Iowa State news release.
Did I miss the conversation on Iowa State leaving the AAU?
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It appears Iowa State is just ripping off the band-aid all at once— accepting the fact they are going to be relegated to an even lower tier due to conference realignment they are also accepting the fact they aren’t an academic worthy institution either.
Sports isn’t driving this.
They’ve recognize their research hasn’t met AAU requirementsso getting out ahead of getting kicked out. Now lack of AAU prob does effect their sports conference resume.
Lack of funding, lack of strong presidential leadership and an over-reliance on corporate/lobby group research brought them here
They’ve recognize their research hasn’t met AAU requirementsso getting out ahead of getting kicked out. Now lack of AAU prob does effect their sports conference resume.
Lack of funding, lack of strong presidential leadership and an over-reliance on corporate/lobby group research brought them here
Their reasoning seems pretty logical, actually.
Don't they still have the Ames National Lab there? Lots of worthwhile research going on, just not NIH-related which is the AAU "priority".
Don't they still have the Ames National Lab there? Lots of worthwhile research going on, just not NIH-related which is the AAU "priority".
It was discussed several days ago. Unfortunately for Iowa State, the AAU doesn't take water quality into consideration.Iowa State steps down from the Association of American Universities
Iowa State University announced the termination of its membership with the Association of American Universities in a surprising Inside Iowa State news release.www.iowastatedaily.com
Iowa State ends membership with prestigious Association of American Universities
Sixty-four years after joining the prestigious Association of American Universities — an invitation-only member group of North America’s most elite comprehensive research universities — Iowa State University on Thursday announced it’s leaving the group. “The decision to end AAU...
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