The Task Force on American Innovation (TFAI) sent a letter to the Senate and House Appropriations Committees urging Congress to remain committed to sustained, robust funding for vital science agencies in FY19.
AAU and other associations expressed appreciation to the House for its efforts to provide a legislative solution for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in the Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018.
Compete America, of which Association of American Universities (AAU) is a member, filed comments to USCIS on the "Accrual if Unlawful Presence and F, J, and M Nonimmigrants" Memo.
The joint statement emphasizes how the proposed policy obscures and conflates 'unlawful presence' and 'maintenance of status.'
AAU President Mary Sue Coleman wrote to the Environmental Protection Agency urging it to extend the public comment period on the proposed rule, Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science from 30 days to 60 days
Thirteen Higher Ed Association, Including the Association of American Universities, sent comments to the U.S. Department of State on the proposed new requirements requiring the reporting of five years of identifiers for social media platforms for all nonimmigrant visa applicants, including student visas (F-1 and J-1), work visas (H-1B), and tourist visas.
AAU, ACE, and thirty-three other organizations sent this letter to Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to express their concerns regarding possible FY2018 Budget rescission and the inclusion of federal student aid programs.
AAU and ACE joined thirty-three other higher education associations to urge appropriators to not include or at least reject any rescission proposals that include federal student aid.
Letters | Student Aid | FY18
Seven higher education associations, including AAU, submitted comments to the National Science Foundation in response to the implementation of the new reporting requirements of sexual harassment, other forms of harassment, or sexual assault.
The Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research, of which AAU is a member, wrote to Congress recommending members appropriate $39.3 billion in FY 2019 for National Institutes of Health (NIH).