AAU joined a community statement highlighting the importance of open academic inquiry and debate on campus to guaranteeing a thriving democracy.
AAU joined ACHA, ACE, and 26 other higher education associations in issuing a joint statement about state restrictions that have prevented colleges from deploying evidence-based public health measures to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks on campus.
AAU joined over 190 organizations and individuals in signing on to a statement to the new Biden-Harris Administration and 117th Congress in Support of Bipartisan Immigration Reform.
The Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research issued a statement calling on negotiators to include emergency funding for medical research in the potential COVID-19 relief measure and to complete the FY1 appropriations process as quickly as possible.
The Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research, which includes AAU, released a statement recommending Congress fund NIH at $44.7 billion in FY21.
The Task Force on American Innovation, of which AAU is a member, encouraged Congress to increase funding for scientific and engineering in a press release.
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Compete America Coalition submitted a statement for the record to the House Judiciary Committee ahead of the subcommittee hearing on "Policy Changes and Processing Delays at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services."
AAU submitted a statement for the record to the House Judiciary Committee ahead of the subcommittee hearing on "Policy Changes and Processing Delays at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services," noting the UCSIS nonimmigrant visa processing delays and policy changes have resulted in declining international student enrollment in our member institutions.
The Task Force on American Innovation (TFAI), of which AAU is a member, released a statement on the release of President Trump’s FY20 budget proposal.
AAU Board of Directors October 21, 2018 approved a statement concerning Congressional earmarking of federal research funds. The statement notes that earmarks may reduce the capacity of federal research agencies that sponsor merit-based competitions to support the most promising research.