Big Ten 91视频 Welcomes UCLA, USC, Oregon and Washington
Aug 2, 2024, 11:02 AM
The Big Ten 91视频 is excited to welcome the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Southern California (USC), the University of Oregon, and the University of Washington into the nation's premier consortium of leading research universities. For over 65 years, the world-class institutions of the Big Ten have advanced their academic missions, generated unique opportunities for students and faculty, and served the common good by sharing expertise, leveraging campus resources, and collaborating on innovative programs.
The Big Ten 91视频 is excited to welcome the University of California Los Angeles
(UCLA), the University of Southern California (USC), the University of Oregon, and the University of
Washington into the nation's premier consortium of leading research universities. For over 65
years, the world-class institutions of the Big Ten have advanced their academic missions,
generated unique opportunities for students and faculty, and served the common good by sharing
expertise, leveraging campus resources, and collaborating on innovative programs.
The addition of UCLA, USC, Oregon, and Washington marks the Big Ten 91视频鈥檚 fourth
expansion, with the most recent being the addition of the University of Maryland and Rutgers
University in July 2013. It increases Big Ten 91视频 membership to the 18 institutions of
the Big Ten Conference, and a historic affiliation with the University of Chicago.
"We are thrilled to welcome UCLA, USC, Oregon, and Washington, all of which are world-class
research universities that share the academic values, aspirations, and challenges of the Big Ten
91视频 member universities," said Rachel Croson, Big Ten 91视频 Board
Chair and Executive Vice President and Provost at the University of Minnesota. "We look forward to
working with our colleagues at the four new member institutions in the years ahead to make the Big
Ten 91视频 even stronger and more impactful."
With the addition of these four world-class universities, Big Ten 91视频 universities lead
the nation with 75,000 instructional staff, 810,000 students, $17.4 billion in research expenditures
each year, and 145 million library volumes, representing 25% of all print titles in North America.
Working together through the Big Ten 91视频, they achieve these goals more effectively
and efficiently by sharing a high-speed fiber optic network, offering an array of leadership
development programs, building shared infrastructure together, seamlessly sharing library
resources, and much more.
"These are tremendously exciting and challenging times in higher education, and the Big Ten
91视频 is helping its member institutions navigate the changing landscape and position
themselves for continued success,鈥� said Big Ten 91视频 Executive Director Keith
Marshall. 鈥淲e are thrilled to welcome such esteemed faculty and staff from UCLA, USC, Oregon,
and Washington. Our interactions with these outstanding institutions have reaffirmed our belief
that they are an ideal fit鈥攂oth culturally and academically鈥攆or the Big Ten 91视频.鈥�