AAU, along with 14 other higher education associations, wrote to FBI Director Chris Wray to request a meeting with relevant federal agencies to discuss national security issues that intersect with higher education.
The Coalition for National Security Research wrote to Congress urging members to give robust funding for FY19 to the Defense science and technology enterprise as well as select Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation program elements.
The Energy Sciences Coalition, of which AAU is a member, wrote to Congress urging members to appropriate $375 Million in FY 2019 for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy.
AAU and 36 other higher education associations sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) urging expeditious review and processing for all DACA renewal applications.
The Coalition for National Science Funding wrote to Congress urging members to appropriate $8.45 billion in FY 2019 for the National Science Foundation.
The Energy Sciences Coalition, of which AAU is a member, wrote to Congress urging members to appropriate $6.6 billion in FY 2019 for the Department of Energy Office of Science.
AAU joined ACE and over three dozen higher education organizations in a letter to party leadership thanking them for "the commitment to student aid and scientific research in the Fiscal Year 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act."
AAU and APLU submitted a comment letter on the National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing, emphasizing investment in research and development and manufacturing innovation institutes, and the support of education and training programs.
AAU wrote to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) in response to the broad solicitation for comments on the Higher Education Act reauthorization.
Coalition for National Security Research (CNSR), of which AAU is a member, sent a letter to House and Senate appropriators urging Congress to robustly fund the Department of Defense science and technology program for FY18.