Press Releases

President Mary Sue Coleman applauds President Trump’s nomination of Dr. Kelvin K. Droegemeier to Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

AAU and 36 other higher education groups filed an amicus brief in support of Harvard University’s holistic admissions review, including the use of race as one of many factors in reviewing applicants. This approach, the associations write, ensures colleges and universities may determine within broad limits the diversity that will advance its mission and achieve the goal of a talented, diverse student body.

AAU releases a new report, Scaling Improvement in STEM Learning Environments: The Strategic Role of a National Organization, which details strategies AAU has implemented as part of its Undergrad STEM Education Initiative.

AAU President Mary Sue Coleman applauds legislators for authorizing a new initiative to enable the Department of Defense and research universities to more effectively engage and address foreign threats on campus.

We’re thrilled Senate appropriators have proposed significant increases to Defense Science & Technology program investments

We are pleased appropriators have proposed a $2b increase for NIH, a $100 increase to the maximum Pell Grant award, and continued support for year-round Pell

AAU President Mary Sue Coleman deeply troubled by Congress’s continuing inability to reach a permanent, nonpartisan solution for the many young undocumented immigrants brought to our country through no fault of their own

AAU President Mary Sue Coleman expresses disappointment in the Supreme Court ruling upholding the travel ban, noting the harm it will cause to American economic competitiveness and its “deleterious effects on our higher education system”

AAU stands with the vast majority of Americans, who overwhelmingly support a permanent legal solution for DACA registrants.

The Association of American Universities today announced plans to repeat its landmark 2015 Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Misconduct.