AAU, ACE, COGR, and APLU sent a joint letter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) expressing concern regarding the recent restructuring of the Academic Liaison program.
AAU and COGR submitted joint comments to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in response to their request on Unlocking the Full Potential of Intellectual Property by Translating More Innovation to the Marketplace.
The Student Aid Alliance, of which AAU is a member of the Steering Committee, sent a letter to congressional Labor-HHS-Education appropriators urging them to increase funding for student financial aid programs in FY25.
Friends of IES, of which AAU is a member, sent a letter to leadership of the Labor, HHS, Education & Related Agencies subcommittees of the House and Senate Appropriations committees urging them to provide at least $900 million in funding for the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) for FY25.
AAU, along with 14 other higher education organizations, joined a letter led by ACE to the US Department of Education expressing ongoing concerns with the rollout of the new FAFSA application, now with the processing of Institutional Student Information Records (ISIRs) and the timely computation of financial aid packages for students.
The AFRI Coalition, which includes AAU, sent a letter to the leadership of the House and Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittees requesting an appropriation of no less than $500 million for the AFRI program in FY25.
AAU, along with 15 other higher education organizations, joined a comment letter led by ACE to the U.S. Department of Education regarding the proposed rules for the National Resource Centers (NRC) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.015A, and the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.015B.
AAU, along with 4 other higher education organizations, joined a letter led by ACE to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce expressing opposition to H.R. 7683, the Respecting the First Amendment on Campus Act.
The Coalition for National Science Funding, of which AAU is a member, sent letters to congressional science appropriators requesting at least $11.9 billion in funding for the National Science Foundation in FY25
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AAU, along with 21 other higher education organizations, joined a letter led by ACE to the Department of Education expressing concerns with the reporting deadline for gainful employment (GE) and financial value transparency (FVT) reports.