Business leaders -- including founders of private-sector companies, startups, and venture capitalists -- drafted a letter to Congress to demonstrate support for the National Science Foundation's (NSF) continued funding.
AAU joined ACE and three other higher education associations in submitting a letter to the House Committee on Education and Workforce offering feedback on the College Financial Aid Clarity Act and the Student Financial Clarity Act.
Friends of IES, of which AAU is a member, sent a letter to leadership of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees urging them to include the highest possible amount for the IES top line in the final Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bill.
AAU joined ACE and 16 other higher education associations to send a letter to House and Senate Armed Services Committee leadership regarding priorities in the FY26 NDAA conference. The letter outlines support and opposition to several provisions being conferenced, but also represents the larger higher education community's concerns.
This is a letter from former senior-level State Department officials and ambassadors to Secretary Rubio and Secretary Landau at the U.S. Department of State regarding the targeting of foreign students and scholars.
AAU and APLU sent a joint letter to leadership of the Committees on Armed Services in regards to the fiscal year 2026 (FY26) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to offer specific comments on provisions as they work to finalize the conference agreement.
AAU joined ACE and 22 other higher education associations in sending a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs, urging them to withdraw their proposed rule redefining distance learning and independent study.
AAU joined ACE and 30 other higher education organizations in sending a letter to DHS on the new $100K H-1B fee, asking clarifying questions and for an exemption from the fee for higher education.
A group of bipartisan Members of Congress sent a letter to President Trump and Secretary of Commerce Lutnick about their concerns on the recent H1-B visa proclamation.
AAU sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem requesting a blanket national interest waiver of the $100,000 fee to the employees sponsored by U.S. institutions of higher education, and asking they reconsider the proclamation entirely.