AAU, along with 14 other higher education associations, wrote to FBI Director Christopher Wray to request a meeting with relevant federal agencies to discuss national security issues that intersect with higher education. The letter notes that a prior forum for such discussions, the National Security Higher Education Advisory Board (NSHEAB), has been disbanded. As part of the government-university partnership, the letter says, “it is critical to provide an appropriate forum for the higher education community and the key national security agencies to discuss common concerns.”