Rep. Jamie Herrera Beutler (R-WA) is circulating a sign-on letter to express concerns with the Department of Homeland Security’s recent notice of proposed rulemaking on “Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media.”
AAU recommends the NPRM be withdrawn as it would create significant procedural uncertainty for international students and universities and introduce an unnecessary, costly, and burdensome extension of stay process to the detriment of our nation’s ability to attract and retain talent.
AAU joined ACE and eight other higher education associations on a letter to House and Senate leaders urging them to provide at least $120 billion in new federal pandemic aid for colleges and universities.
AA joined ACE and 53 other higher education organizations on a letter to President Trump to withdraw the Sept. 22 executive order on “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping.”
AAU and APLU sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought requesting federal investments in research and higher education be prioritized in the administration’s FY22 budget request.
Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Mark Pocan (D-WI) led a "Dear Colleague" letter to Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf expressing concern regarding the September 25th, 2020 duration of status proposed rule that would limit international student visa lengths and place additional; restrictions on student visas based on an individual's country of origi
AAU, ACE, and 8 other higher education organizations penned a letter to Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf and Acting Regulatory Unit Chief of the Office of Policy and Planning USCIS Sharon Hageman to request that they extend the current 30-day comment period for the Duration of Status NPRM.
AAU joined ACE and 54 other higher education organizations on a letter calling on Education Department to suspend its “unprecedented and unwarranted investigation” of Princeton University.
AAU led a group of 28 organizations on a letter to the House and Senate Armed Services and Judiciary Committees in support of two key provisions included in the House version of the FY21 National Defense Authorization Act.
AAU joined COGR, APLU, AAMC, AAAS, and ACE in writing to OMB from requesting that OMB extend the current flexibilities provided in M-20-26 in light of the continued impact of the pandemic on the conduct of research.