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The Board of Directors of the Association of American Universities reaffirms its 2013 statement of principle and continues to oppose boycotts of academic institutions based upon disagreement with policies of their governments.
A statement from the Global Research-Intensive Universities Network reaffirms the principles principles of free and open inquiry, advancing and disseminating knowledge, and undertaking rigorous, evidence based research. It also calls upon governments around the world to work with us to realise the full potential of the distinctive research, innovation, and partnerships our universities offer.
Consequently, AAU is pleased to see the authors of the Spectrum and National Security Act of 2024 (S.4207) have recognized the need to enhance our national innovation capacity by directing some revenues to fund research and infrastructure at NSF and NIST to achieve funding levels previously authorized by Congress.
While AAU would have liked to have seen an increase in NIH funding in FY24, we are pleased that Congress will soon be able to avoid a year-long continuing resolution which will ensure that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) can continue to fund new promising research projects.
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AAU opposes the Respecting the First Amendment on Campus Act (H.R. 7683) that will be considered by the House Education and the Workforce committee on Thursday, March 21.
AAU President Barbara R. Snyder expresses concern about the proposed FY24 NSF funding levels.
AAU President Barbara R. Snyder applauds the Senate for voting today to confirm Monica Bertagnolli as the director of the National Institutes of Health.
The member presidents and chancellors of the Association of American Universities today elected University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Chancellor Robert J. Jones as chair of the AAU Board of Directors. Jones succeeds University of Southern California President Carol L. Folt, who had served as AAU’s board chair since October 2022.
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 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.
