Letters

AAU joined ACE and ten other higher education associations to send a letter to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs expressing concerns about the proposed 85/15 reporting requirements.

AAU signed on to a letter to Congressional appropriators recommending at least $3 million for the Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation (FESI)

AAU joined ACE and forty-four other higher education associations to send a letter to Secretary Cardona of the U.S. Department of Education to seek clarification on the reporting requirements in the financial value transparency (FVT) and gainful employment (GE) regulations.

AAU joined ACE and forty other higher education associations to send a letter to Speaker Johnson and Minority Leader Jeffries to offer their support for H.R. 8932, the FAFSA Deadline Act.

AAU joined ACE and eleven other higher education associations to send a letter to Senate Majority and Minority Leaders recommending "certain technical adjustments" to the Stop Campus Hazing Act.

The Energy Sciences Coalition, of which AAU is a member, sent a letter urging appropriations leaders to provide at least $8.6 billion in FY25 for the Department of Energy Office of Science as they prepare the final FY25 Energy-Water conference bill.

AAU and APLU sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young urging continued robust support in the administration’s FY26 budget for higher education and scientific research investments that are crucial to the health, security, prosperity, and future of our nation.

AAU joined ACE and seventeen other higher education associations to send a letter to Senate and House Armed Services Committee leaders offering comments on provisions being considered for the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

Department of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sent a letter to Senate Committee on Armed Services Chairman Jack Reed expressing concerns about provisions in the House and Senate NDAA.

The Student Aid Alliance, of which AAU is a member of the Steering Committee, sent a letter to Secretary Miguel Cardona of the U.S. Department of Education and Director Shalanda Young of the Office of Management and Budget urging them to increase federal student aid for the fiscal year 2026 budget proposal.