Letters

AAU joined an AAAS letter urging Senate leadership to confirm Monica Bertagnolli as the NIH director.

AAU submitted a comment letter on Department of Education’s NPRM to make improvements to GE, financial value transparency, financial responsibility, administrative capability, certification procedures, and ability to benefit.

AAU joined ACE in a letter to Department of Education on an NPRM on financial value transparency and gainful employment (GE.)

AAU joined letter to Secretary Cardona on factors to consider when Ed Department conducts need analysis formula for student aid

AAU, ACE, and 20 other higher education associations submit Section 117 final ICR comments. The comment letter outlines the Department's burdensome reporting methods and continued extension of its statutory authority.

Letter to Congress urging for increased access and eligibility for SNAP programs

AAU joined ACE in a letter to the ED to extend the comment period proposed new gainful employment rules by 30 days

Six coalitions joined a letter urging House and Senate Appropriations Committees to provide the highest possible FY24 302(b) allocation for the CJS Appropriations Subcommittee.

AAU sent a letter urging the leadership of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to prioritize investments in higher education, scientific research, and student aid in FY24 302(b) discretionary spending allocations.

AAU joined the American Council on Education (ACE) and 18 other higher education organizations in endorsing the Tax-Free Pell Grant Act (H.R. 3000), which “would repeal the taxability of Pell Grants and help hundreds of thousands of low-income Pell Grant recipients access the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC).”