Letters

The Energy Sciences Coalition sent their final FY21 statement urging lawmakers to include no less than the House funding level of $7.05 billion for the DOE Office of Science.

AAU joined ACE and _ other higher education associations on a letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, urging her to extend past Dec. 31 the current suspension of payment, interest accrual, and collections for federal student loan borrowers.

AAU on joined ACE, APLU, and other higher education associations on a letter to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to highlight priority regulatory action the administration should take to modify previous executive branch actions that effect students, educators, and institutions.

The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Coalition, which includes AAU, today sent a letter to House and Senate Agriculture Appropriations Leaders to urge them to include $435 million for AFRI in the final FY21 appropriations measure.

AAU joined a comment letter led by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA) regarding the DOL's Interim Final Rule on the H-1B Prevailing Wage Issue.

AAU joined ACE and 31 other higher education organizations in writing to USCIS expressing concern for the interim final rule on "Strengthening the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Classification Program."

AAU joined 22 other organizations in writing a letter US Department of Labor on DOL High Skilled Wage Rule.

AAU, COGR, APLU, ACE, and AAMC shared draft comments in response to the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security’s advance notice of proposed rulemaking about the review of controls on certain foundational technologies

AAU joined 23 other higher education associations to file two amicus briefs supporting litigation filed in Northern California’s federal court to enjoin the both the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) H1B Visa Rule and the Department of Labor (DOL) Wage Rule