Department of Education

AAU sent a letter to Acting Assistant Secretary Trainor at the Department of Education, urging the Department to withdraw their February 14, 2025 Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) intended to “provide clarity to the public regarding existing legal requirements” for colleges and universities under the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (SFFA).

AAU joined ACE and four other higher education associations to send a letter to Secretary Cardona expressing their concerns about reports that the Department of Education intends to rescind the 2011 bundled services guidance.

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.

Status of FY25 appropriations including the President’s FY25 Budget Request for AAU’s funding priorities at the Department of Education including Title IV and Title VI funding.

Status of FY24 appropriations including the President’s FY24 Budget Request for AAU’s funding priorities at the Department of Education including Title IV and Title VI funding.

AAU joined an ACE letter to the House Committee on Labor-HHS funding for FY24.

SAA letter to Congress on FY24 education cuts.

AAU joined letter to Secretary Cardona on factors to consider when Ed Department conducts need analysis formula for student aid

AAU signed onto a Student Aid Alliance (SAA) letter, for which AAU is a member of the Steering Committee, along with 34 other members, to urge Congress to support increases in several impactful postsecondary education programs for the FY24 budget such as an increase in the maximum Pell Grant to $13,000 per student.

AAU joined ACE and 83 other higher education organizations in a comment letter to the Department of Education’s Feb. 15 Dear Colleague Letter, “Requirements and Responsibilities for Third-Party Servicers and Institutions.”