AAU joined ACE and six other higher education associations in sending a letter to Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) and Ranking Member Richard Burr (R-NC) expressing enthusiastic support for Lisa Brown’s nomination for the role of general counsel in the Department of Education. Brown has served as Georgetown University’s vice president and general counsel for the last eight years. The letter urged swift confirmation, noting: “As someone of impeccable judgment and vast experience, who understands the collaborative nature of engagement and decision-making in government and on campuses, Ms. Brown is ideally suited to advise the Department.”