AAU, along with AAMC, APLU, and ACE sent a letter to congressional leadership urging their support for the US research enterprise in COVID-19 relief packages.
AAU sent a letter to House and Senate leaders and administration officials negotiating the next pandemic relief package to underscore the importance of including our recommendations for relief for research universities in the next COVID-19 stimulus measure.
AAU joined ACE and 76 other higher education organizations on a letter to House and Senate leaders urging them to include S. 4317, the “SAFE TO WORK Act,” in the forthcoming pandemic relief measure.
AAU joined ACE and 45 other higher education organizations on a letter to Senate leaders urging them to expand and extend relief for student loan borrowers in the forthcoming COVID-19 relief bill.
The letter urges the board to consider the importance of human fetal tissue research to develop new tests, treatments, and cures to “reduce suffering from human diseases” during their evaluation of the ethics of research proposals using human fetal tissue
On July 27th, John Hill, Assistant Secretary in the Office of Partnership and Engagement at DHS responded to a letter AAU sent on April 20, 2020 requesting additional international student visa guidance from the State Department and DHS.
The Friends of the Institute of Education Sciences, which includes AAU, sent a letter to House and Senate leaders to request they include the $200 million provided for the Institute of Education Sciences in the RISE Act in the forthcoming “phase four” COVID-19 relief measure.
AAU joined ACE and 36 other higher education organizations on a letter to Senate leaders and Senate Appropriations Committee leaders urging them to ensure the Department of Education effectively implements any new initiatives included in the forthcoming “phase four” COVID-19 relief measure.
AAU joined ACE and 44 other higher education organizations on a letter to acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf to follow up on the withdrawn U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement guidelines, seeking further guidance on the status of incoming international students
AAU joined ACE and eleven other associations to send a letter to Chairman Johnson and Ranking Member Peters of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs with concerns regarding S. 3997, the “Safeguarding American Innovation Act.