AAU joined ACE and 4 other higher education associations in sending a letter to Representatives Lloyd Doggett and Mike Kelly in endorsement of the Tax-Free Pell Grant Act.
AAU joined ACE and 4 other higher education associations in sending a letter to House Leadership expressing their opposition to H.R.1048, the "Defending Transparency an Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT)" Act.
AAU sent a letter to House Leadership about their concerns regarding H.R. 1048, the “Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT)” Act.
The Student Aid Alliance, of which AAU is a member, sent a letter to Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education Leadership urging them to protect and maintain funding for federal student aid programs in fiscal year (FY) 2026.
AAU submitted comments in response to OSTP's request for information on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan. AAU's overarching recommendation is to pursue a focused initiative to accelerate AI for discovery. This initiative should seek to align government investments with industry, universities, and other stakeholders to develop the tools, practices, partnerships, and infrastructure to catalyze scientific progress using AI.
The Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) has written to Appropriation Committee members requesting that the National Science Foundation (NSF) receive at least $9.9 billion in funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. This amount would restore NSF's funding to its FY 2023 level.
The Coalition for Aerospace and Science (CAS) requests Congress appropriate at least $27.18 billion for NASA in fiscal Year 2026, a vital increase to maintain development of ongoing missions while initiating work on new groundbreaking endeavors.
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AAU sent a letter to Acting Assistant Secretary Trainor at the Department of Education, urging the Department to withdraw their February 14, 2025 Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) intended to “provide clarity to the public regarding existing legal requirements” for colleges and universities under the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (SFFA).
This letter is from national security leaders urging President Trump, Majority Leader Thune, and Speaker Johnson to increase funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). They emphasize the NSF's crucial role in advancing national security through scientific research.
AAU joined APLU, ARL, and COGR to submit a letter to the NIH Office of Science Policy expressing their strong support for NIH's vision for standardizing metadata and PIDs.