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AAU submitted recommendations on reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA) to Chair and Ranking Member of House Education and Workforce Committee.
Higher Education Legislation | Student Aid | Student Loans | Accreditation & Accountability | Higher Education Regulation | LettersAAU President Barbara R. Snyder sent a letter to Congress expressing support for certain provisions of the Build Back Better Act and urging some important modifications as the bill advances through the legislative process. The letter emphasizes the significance of a successful government-university…
Infrastructure and Innovation | Student Aid | FY22 | Student Aid Tax Issues | COVID-19 | Higher Education Legislation | Innovation and Competitiveness | Taxation & Finance | Endowments and Charitable Giving | LettersAAU, ACE, and 32 other associations sent a letter urging the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee to include higher education tax proposals in any legislation that incorporates the American Jobs and American Families plans.
Student Aid Tax Issues | Higher Education Legislation | Endowments and Charitable Giving | LettersAAU joined ACE and 13 other higher education organizations in sending a letter to the House and Senate Committees on Veterans’ Affairs supporting the Ensuring the Best Schools for Veterans Act of 2022.
Higher Education Regulation | Accreditation & Accountability | LettersCharitable gifts are a critically important source of revenue to universities. These gifts are sometimes used to fund current operations through annual giving campaigns. Many charitable gifts are made specifically to an institution's endowment to support specific purposes and activities - such as…
Endowments and Charitable Giving | Issue BriefAAU 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.
Higher Education Regulation | Accreditation & Accountability | LettersThe Charitable Giving Coalition, of which AAU is a member, sent a letter to House and senate leaders to request they include an expanded and extended universal charitable giving deduction in the forthcoming pandemic aid package.
Endowments and Charitable Giving | COVID-19 | LettersState Department Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Keith Krach sent a letter to the governing boards of American colleges and universities and their affiliates seeking their assistance to safeguard American technology and institutions to ensure national and economic…
Science & Security | Endowments and Charitable Giving | Intellectual Property | LettersCongress should avoid misguided attempts to tax nonprofit funds that support scholarships and research known as college endowments.
Endowments and Charitable Giving | Taxation & Finance | Barbara's BlogAAU, along with other higher education organizations, joined a letter led by ACE to the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) regarding their proposed third-party providers policy. The letter urges MSCHE to pause these efforts until the U.S. Department of Education finalizes their…
Higher Education Regulation | Accreditation & Accountability | Letters