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Contents
1 Organization
1.1 Founding Universities
1.2 Benefits
1.3 Presidents
1.4 Statistics
2 Membership
2.1 Former members
2.2 Map of schools
3 Advocacy
4 See also
5 Notes
6 References
7 External links
Organization
The AAU was founded on February 28, 1900, by a group of 14 Doctor of Philosophy
degree�granting universities[a] in the United States to strengthen and standardize
American doctoral programs.[1] American universities�starting with the Johns
Hopkins University in 1876�were adopting the research-intensive German model of
higher education. Lack of standardization damaged European universities' opinions
of their American counterparts, however, and many American students attended
graduate school in Europe instead of staying in the US. The presidents of the Johns
Hopkins University, the University of Chicago, Columbia University, Harvard
University, and the University of California had sent a letter of invitation to
nine other universities to meet at Chicago in February 1900 to promote and raise
standards.[3] Charles E. Elliot of Harvard University was elected the
organization's first president,[1] and Stanford University's David Starr Jordan was
elected the organization's first chairman.[4]
In 1914, the AAU began accrediting undergraduate education at its members and other
schools. German universities used the "AAU Accepted List" to determine whether a
college's graduates were qualified for graduate programs. Regional accreditation
agencies existed in the U.S. by the 1920s, and the AAU ended accrediting schools in
1948.[5]
Founding Universities
Johns Hopkins University
University of Chicago
Columbia University
Harvard University
University of California, Berkeley
University of Michigan
Cornell University
Stanford University
Princeton University
University of Pennsylvania
University of Wisconsin�Madison
Yale University
The Catholic University of America (Former member)
Clark University (Former member)
Benefits
The largest attraction of the AAU for many schools, especially nonmembers, is
prestige. For example, in 2010 the chancellor of nonmember North Carolina State
University described it as "the pre-eminent research-intensive membership group. To
be a part of that organization is something N.C. State aspires to."[6] A spokesman
for nonmember University of Connecticut called it "perhaps the most elite
organization in higher education. You'd probably be hard-pressed to find a major
research university that didn't want to be a member of the AAU."[7] In 2012, the
new elected chancellor of University of Massachusetts Amherst, a nonmember of AAU,
reaffirmed the framework goal of elevating the campus to AAU standards which
inspire them to become a member in the near future, and called it a distinctive
status.[8] Because of the lengthy and difficult entrance process, boards of
trustees, state legislators, and donors often see membership as evidence of the
quality of a university.[6]
The AAU acts as a lobbyist at its headquarters in the city of Washington, DC, for
research and higher education funding and for policy and regulatory issues
affecting research universities. The association holds two meetings annually, both
in Washington. Separate meetings are held for university presidents, provosts, and
other officials. Because the meetings are private they offer the opportunity for
discussion without media coverage. Prominent government officials, businessmen, and
others often speak to the groups.[6]
Presidents
Executive Term
Thomas A. Bartlett 1977�1982
Robert M. Rosenzweig 1983�1993
Cornelius J. Pings 1993�1998
Nils Hasselmo 1998�2006
Robert M. Berdahl 2006�2011
Hunter R. Rawlings III 2011�2016
Mary Sue Coleman 2016�present
Statistics
As of 2004, AAU members accounted for 58 percent[b] of US universities' research
grants and contract income and 52 percent of all doctorates awarded in the United
States. Since 1999, 43 percent of all Nobel Prize winners and 74 percent of winners
at US institutions have been affiliated with an AAU university. Approximately two
thirds of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2006 Class of Fellows are
affiliated with an AAU university. The faculties at AAU universities include 2,993
members of the United States National Academies (82 percent of all members): the
National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the
Institute of Medicine (2004).[9]
Engineering program[15]
(ABET accredited)
Advocacy
In 2014, the AAU supported the proposed Research and Development Efficiency Act
arguing that the legislation "can lead to a long-needed reduction in the regulatory
burden currently imposed on universities and their faculty members who conduct
research on behalf of the federal government."[21] According to the AAU, "too often
federal requirements" for accounting for federal grant money "are ill-conceived,
ineffective, and/or duplicative."[21] This wastes the researchers' times and
"reduces the time they can devote to discovery and innovation and increases
institutional compliance costs."[21] AAU institutions are frequently involved in US
science policy debates. In 2008, AAU Vice President for Policy, Tobin Smith, co-
authored a textbook on US science policy.
See also
University portal
List of higher education associations and alliances
Notes
The Association of American Universities was founded by University of California,
Catholic University of America. University of Chicago, Clark University, Columbia
University, Cornell University, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University,
University of Michigan, Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania, Stanford
University, University of Wisconsin, and Yale University, all of which were its
first members.[1]
Over $15.9 billion: NIH: $9.1 billion, 60 percent of total academic research
funding. Research Funding: National Science Foundation: $2.0 billion, 63 percent of
total academic research funding Department of Defense: $1.2 billion, 56 percent of
total academic research funding Department of Energy: $505.2 million, 63 percent of
total academic research funding NASA: $673.2 million, 57 percent of total academic
research funding Department of Agriculture: $271.9 million, 41 percent of total
academic research funding.
Although Emory shares a joint engineering department with Georgia Tech, the
program is accredited through Georgia Tech.[16]
UNC shares a joint engineering department with NCSU.[17]
References
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Universities". The Washington Post. March 1, 1900. p. 2.
"Association Of American Colleges And Universities". Tax Exempt Organization
Search. Internal Revenue Service. December 20, 2018.
"The Letter of Invitation to the Founding Conference of AAU". Association of
American Universities. January 1900.
"For Uniform Requirements: Universities Will Fix Standard For Higher Degrees". The
Baltimore Sun';. March 1, 1900. p. 2.
"The Association of American Universities: A Century of Service to Higher
Education 1900-2000". Association of American Universities. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
Fain, Paul (April 21, 2010). "As AAU Admits Georgia Tech to Its Exclusive Club,
Other Universities Await the Call". Chronicle of Higher Education. Archived from
the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
Hine, Chris (June 13, 2010). "Nebraska has it all to attract Big Ten, most
importantly AAU membership". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on
September 6, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
UMass Amherst: Kumble R. Subbaswamy � Feature Story Archived July 11, 2012, at the
Wayback Machine. Umass.edu (May 13, 2012). Retrieved on 2013-07-15.
AAU Facts and Figures Archived September 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
Accessed August 24, 2008.
Abourezk, Kevin (April 29, 2011). "Research universities group ends UNL's
membership". Lincoln Journal Star. Archived from the original on May 3, 2011.
Retrieved April 29, 2011.
Selingo, Jeffrey J. (April 29, 2011). "U. of Nebraska-Lincoln Is Voted Out of
Assn. of American Universities". Chronicle of Higher Education. Archived from the
original on May 2, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
"Member Institutions and Years of Admission". Association of American
Universities. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved October 25,
2014.
"Accredited MD Programs in the United States". LCME. Liaison Committee on Medical
Education. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
"AAU Peer Institutions". Data Analytics. 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
"ABET ACCREDITED PROGRAM SEARCH". ABET. ABET. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
"Accreditation and Assessment". Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology &
Emory University School of Medicine. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
"Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering". Joint Department of Biomedical
Engineering. Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering @ UNC & NC State. Retrieved
17 May 2018.
O'Connell, The Most Rev. David M. (2002). "From the President's Desk". The
Catholic University of America. Archived from the original on June 1, 2013.
Retrieved August 25, 2013.
Peter Schmidt, "Clark U. Leaves Association of American Universities; Others May
Follow" (September 10, 1999). Chronicle of Higher Education.
Selingo, Jeffrey J. (May 2, 2011). "Facing an Ouster From an Elite Group of
Universities, Syracuse U. Says It Will Withdraw". Chronicle of Higher Education.
Archived from the original on May 4, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
"AAU Statement on the Research and Development Efficiency Act". Association of
American Universities. July 14, 2014. Archived from the original on July 25, 2014.
Retrieved July 17, 2014.
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