Graduates from institutions within the Association of American universities, the 62 leading North American research universities, have far lower student-debt burdens and loan-default rates than graduates of the for-profit institutions that supposedly will end college as we know it.

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This project is coordinated by some leading advocates for science and research in the country: the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Association of American Universities (AAU), Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), the Science Coalition, The Task Force on American Innovation, and United for Medical Research, with support from the Association of American Medical Colleges, the American Chemical Society, and the American Mathematical Society.

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Some states slashed their grant programs by as much as 70% in 2011, according to the most recent data available from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and industry experts expect reductions again this year.

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Gibson heads the American Association for Research in Baghdad -- a consortium of about 30 U.S. museums and universities.

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Private colleges are moving away from single-sex education as historically all-girls schools join forces with male counterparts or align themselves with bigger universities, according to Lisa Maatz, director of public policy and government relations for the American Association of University Women.

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