"Higher education is much more than the top 10 universities".
He said that 10 universities had inquired about membership.
Together, the top 10 universities raised $5.3 billion of the $31 billion total.
The Big 12 shrank to 10 universities, but that did not prompt a name change.
Founded in 1832, Durham is consistently ranked in the top 10 universities in the UK.
Edinburgh is one of about 10 universities so far to sign up to the 10 10 campaign.
North Carolina's chancellor, James Moeser, was pushing a plan to expand to 10 universities with the addition of only Miami.
Dr. O'Brien surveyed energy drink and alcohol use among college students at 10 universities in North Carolina.
Separately, 10 universities and three further education colleges in Wales had their fee plans approved on Monday.
Students from more than 10 universities had gathered in a national demonstration to discuss the future for student protest.
Nonetheless, national organizations like the American Anthropological Association have denounced the chief, as have fellow Big 10 universities and 13 departments within the university.
