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Higher Education Regulation

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While some higher education regulations are well intentioned and implemented for valid accountability purposes, many of these higher education regulations are not consistent across federal agencies, and/or are inappropriately applied to universities or are out of proportion to the true risks associated with the regulated activity. AAU supports the report issued by the Task Force on Federal Regulation of Higher Education, led by Vanderbilt University Chancellor Nick Zeppos and then-Chancellor Brit Kirwan of the University of Maryland System, and is working with policymakers to implement the report recommendations.

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Letters

AAU, Associations Seek HEERF Disbursement Guidance from Education Department

AAU joined ACE and 33 other higher education organizations on a letter to Education Secretary-designate Miguel Cardona to request the department provide critical guidance about emergency COVID-19 relief funding provided in the first and second Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund.
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AAU, Organizations Urge Education Department to Delay Title IX, HEA Section 117 Action

AAU, ACE, and 31 other education organizations sent a letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos urging the department to wait until campuses have resumed normal operations to pursue further action on its proposed rulemaking on Title IX and its HEA Section 117 foreign gifts and contracts information collection request.
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COVID-19 Priorities for the 117th Congress

AAU urges Congress and the administration to implement the recommendations in the following document to provide relief and stimulate economic recovery.

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AAU, Associations Send Letter to House Veterans’ Affairs Committee on Recent 85-15 Policy Reset

AAU joined ACE and 13 other higher education organizations in sending a letter to the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee expressing concerns regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs’ recent 85-15 policy reset and changes in the requirements for a 35% exemption.

Letters | Higher Education Regulation | Accreditation & Accountability

AAU, Higher Education Community Request Stakeholder Meetings on Anticipated Rulemaking on FLSA Overtime Regulations

AAU and others sent a letter to Jessica Looman, Acting Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, at the Department of Labor, requesting that the Department hold stakeholder meetings prior to the development and issuance of its anticipated proposed rulemaking on “white collar” exemptions to the overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Letters | Reducing Regulatory Burden | Higher Education Regulation

America COMPETES Act and U.S. Innovation and Competition Act Side-by-Side Comparison

Side-by-side comparison of provisions of interest in America COMPETES Act (H.R. 4521) and U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (S. 1260).
Analysis | National Science Foundation | Department of Energy | Science & Security | Immigration | Higher Education Regulation | Innovation and Competitiveness

AAU, Associations Request Stakeholder Meetings on Anticipated Rulemaking on FLSA Overtime Regulations

AAU joined over 100 organizations sending a letter to Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh requesting that the Department of Labor hold stakeholder meetings prior to the development and issuance of its anticipated proposed rulemaking on “white collar” exemptions to the overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Letters | Reducing Regulatory Burden | Higher Education Regulation

AAU, Associations Ask ED for Comprehensive Guidance on Resumption of Student Loan Repayments

AAU joined six other higher education associations in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona requesting clear and comprehensive information on the department’s plans to resume student loan repayments on February 1, 2022.
Letters | Student Loans | Department of Education | Higher Education Regulation

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