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Committee backs concept to draft UConn action plan aimed at AAU membership
Summary
The committee agreed to raise a concept to draft an action plan to help the University of Connecticut pursue membership in the Association of American Universities; supporters said the state could remove barriers to research success, while critics said UConn can apply on its own.
Representative Greg Haddad, chair of the House Higher Education Employment Advancement Committee, urged members to draft a concept to explore what it would take for the University of Connecticut to become a member of the Association of American Universities.
"The American Association of Universities is a membership organization that is comprised of the top 70 or so top research universities," Haddad said, and he argued the legislature might identify state policies that "help or…
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