On behalf of AAU, ACE, and NASULGC, we submit the following comments on the DHS’s interim final rule extending Optional Practical Training by 17 months for F-1 non-immigrant students graduating with a degree in science, technology, engineering, and math.
Letter to senators in support of the DREAM Act (2007).
On behalf of the Association of American Universities and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, we write to express serious concerns about the potential impact of immigration reform legislation under consideration in the Senate, S. 1348. We believe that, if not amended or removed from the bill, a number of provisions, taken together, would force dramatic alterations in how America’s colleges and universities seek to attract teaching and research talent from abroad. As a result, the legislation would seriously weaken our ability to compete with institutions in other countries that are working harder all the time to retain their own talent and attract the best talent from others.
The following letter includes collective collective comments on the Proposed Principles for Federal Support for Graduate and Postdoctoral Education and Training in Science and Engineering developed by the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) (published in the Federal Register, November 16, 2005 (vol. 70, no. 220, pp. 69563-69565)).
We write to thank you for the department's response to date the needs of international students, scholars, exchange visitors, and schools affected by Hurricane Katrina, and to suggest further actions that we believe are urgent.
Letter to Chris B. Pascal, J.D., Director, Office of Research Integrity, Re: Public Health Service Po
licies on Research Misconduct
Congressional letter urging change in federal stem cell research policy.
AAU letter supporting NAS development of voluntary guidelines for stem cell research.
On behalf of the undersigned organizations and the approximately 2,000 colleges and universities around the country they represent, we submit these comments on the interim rule to restrict waivers of personal appearance for non-immigrant visa applicants (published July 7, 2003, in the "Federal Register"), effective August 1, 2003.
The American higher education community is keenly interested in and aware of visa issues, especially as they relate to delays in the visa system.