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.
AAU joined an AILA-organized letter requesting an extension to the deadline for comments on the H-1B weighted lottery NPRM.
AAU and APLU sent a joint letter to House and Senate Committees on Armed Services leadership, expressing their concerns on the SAFE Research Act and requesting it be struck from any final measure.
AAU joined ACE and 36 other higher education organizations in sending a letter to the Department of Education expressing their strong opposition to the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) survey component.
AAU joined ACE and 61 other higher education associations in sending a letter to congressional leaders, urging them to ensure the executive branch carries out Congress’s funding decisions as intended.
AAU joined ACE and 19 other higher education associations in sending a letter to congressional leaders, urging them to increase funding for Minority-Serving Institutions in FY 2026 and to reinstate funding that was cut during FY 2025.
The following is a Dear Colleague letter to OMB Director Russ Vought urging the federal government to stop and reverse any cuts to federal research, due to the severe effects on our economy and national security that such cuts will have.
The Task Force on American Innovation (TFAI), of which AAU is a member, sent a letter to Majority and Minority leaders of the House and Senate urging them to "take all possible steps to avoid a government shutdown" and "prioritize investments in scientific research" as they work to finalize FY26 appropriations.
AAU joined ACE and 43 other higher education associations in sending a letter to Secretary McMahon at the U.S. Department of Education expressing their opposition to the proposed changes in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).
The following is a letter written by private-sector company executives, startups founders, chamber of commerce presidents, and venture capitalists in support of the National Science Foundation as a cornerstone of U.S. competitiveness.