AAU yesterday joined ACE and 13 other higher education organizations on a letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Peter Gaynor requesting the agency issue guidance that clarifies how FEMA Public Assistance can be used by public and non-profit colleges and universities to support their critical efforts to protect public health and safety due to the pandemic
The Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research, of which AAU is a Steering Committee member, sent a letter to President-elect Joe Biden to request the administration prioritize “increased and sustainable funding growth” for the National Institutes of Health in the administration’s “Build Back Better” plan.
AAU joined 11 other associations from a range of sectors in sending a comment letter for USCIS regarding Strengthening H-1B regulation.
The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Coalition recommends: robust funding for AFRI in the president’s FY22 budget request; investments in research infrastructure; including food and agriculture research as a priority for the Office of Science and Technology Policy; and increasing the 302(b) funding allocation for Agricultural Appropriations Subcommittees.
AAU joined ACE and 34 other higher education organizations on a letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement Senior Official Performing the Duties of Director Tony H. Pham and Student and Exchange Visitor Program Director Rachel E. Canty to request the agency provide guidance for international students and exchange visitors for Spring 2021 as soon as possible.
The Coalition for National Science funding, of which AAU is a member, sent its policy and key personnel recommendations for the next four years to President-elect Joe Biden.
AAU joined 171 science and research stakeholders in sending a letter to Congressional leadership urging swift action to complete work on the FY 2021 appropriations bills. The letter discusses the importance of importance of federal R&D the need for timely enactment of these bills.
AAU joined ACE, APLU, and 27 other higher education associations on a letter to Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Director of Division of Policy and Program Development Tina Williams to urge the office to withdraw Executive Order 13950 on “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping.”
AAU joined ACE and 17 other higher education associations on a letter to the DHS requesting it immediately withdraw its notice of proposed rulemaking, “Modification of Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions."
AAU joined ACE, APLU, and 13 other higher education associations on a letter to the House and Senate House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Leaders to outline several provisions of concern in H.R. 4625, the “Protect the GI Bill Act.”