AAU, ACE and 21 other higher education associations sent a letter to House representatives opposing the inclusion of the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act and the Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act as amendments to the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (H.R.8070).
A coalition of multinational companies such as CISCO, IBM, Microsoft, and SAP joined the U.S. Chamber of Congress in sending a letter to leaders in the House and Senate advocating for increased funding for the NSF. The letter urged Congress to meet its obligation under the CHIPS and Science Act and double the agency’s budget.
The Double Pell Alliance, of which AAU is a Steering Committee Member, sent a letter to congressional appropriation leaders urging them to double the maximum Pell Grant Award to $13,000.
AAU and various other higher education organizations joined a letter led by ACE to House and Senate education committee leaders regarding a proposal to address the delays in the FAFSA implementation.
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.