Founded in 1887, the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC) is the nation's oldest higher education association. It is an association of 215 institutions, including a host of public universities, land-grant institutions, and a number of complete public university systems. Under the direction of current president C. Peter Magrath, NASULGC serves as a unified voice for its various members on Capitol Hill and also performs research on various timely issues related to higher education more generally. In the "What's New" area of the site, visitors can learn about legislative policy issues in the news and also read the current and archived editions of the organization's in-house newsletter, Newsline. The publication section is quite strong, and visitors with an interest in higher education policy will want to definitely take a look at the report offered here titled, " Shaping the Future: The Economic Impact of Public Universities".