Letters

AAU joined ACE in a letter urging the Dept. of Education to extend the deadline for submitting comments to its February 15 DCL on TPS requirements

AAU joined ACE and 28 other higher education associations in sending a comment letter on the Education Department’s proposed changes to the Revised Pay as You Earn or REPAYE income-driven repayment (IDR) plan.

AAU joined ACE and other higher education associations in objecting to a proposal by the Department of Education to publish an annual list of “low-financial-value” postsecondary programs.

TFAI sent a letter to members of the Appropriations Committees urging them to continue investing in the nation’s research enterprise as they enter the FY24 appropriations process.

AAU joined ACE and other higher education associations in sending a letter urging Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to support provisions in the FY23 NDAA that would increase STEM and research capacity at HBCUs, TCUs, HSIs, and MSIs.

AAU President Barbara R. Snyder sent a letter urging Congressional leaders to avoid a year-long CR and pass an omnibus bill before the new year.

AAU joined other higher education associations in responding to the VA's notice of proposed rulemaking on amendments to 85/15 rule calculations.

AAU joined other higher education associations in a letter to the VA to express concerns with the timing of the VA’s new enrollment management system for certifying GI bill benefits.

AAU joined the Innovation Alliance and five other organizations in sending a letter to the leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee expressing opposition to the Pride in Patent Ownership Act (S. 2774).

UMR Urges House and Senate Leadership to Increase NIH Funding by $2.5 billion in FY 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill.