Press Releases

The following is a statement from the Association of American Universities about an agreement between AAU and the Council of Indian Institutes of Technology to establish the Indo-U.S. Global Challenges Institute.

The following is a statement from Association of American Universities President Barbara R. Snyder about the Supreme Court’s decision to revoke the ability of colleges and universities to use race-conscious admissions to achieve diversity in their student bodies: 

The following is an announcement from the Association of American Universities regarding an interim report released by the AAU Task Force on Expanding U.S.-India University Partnerships.

The following is a statement from the Association of American Universities welcoming Arizona State University; the George Washington University; the University of California, Riverside; the University of Miami; the University of Notre Dame; and the University of South Florida to its membership:

AAU welcomes President Biden’s nomination of Monica Bertagnolli to serve as the director of the National Institutes of Health.

The Association of American Universities has appointed members and co-chairs to a new task force to study expanding research and higher education partnerships between the United States and India.

AAU welcomes President Biden’s FY24 budget request, and we appreciate that it includes increases for many of our priorities in research and education.

AAU President Barbara R. Snyder issued a statement noting that the organization will create a new task force consisting of university research and higher education leaders from the United States and India to make recommendations for expanding U.S.-India research and higher education partnerships:

AAU announced that University of Southern California President Carol L. Folt will serve as chair of the AAU Board of Directors.

AAU President Barbara R. Snyder issued a statement on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that declared the DACA program illegal.