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AAU, along with 4 other higher education organizations, joined a letter led by ACE to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce expressing opposition to H.R. 7683, the Respecting the First Amendment on Campus Act.
Higher Education Legislation | Campus Climate and Safety | LettersWhile 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.
Federal Budget | Agency Budgets | National Institutes of Health | Student Aid | Affordability and Student Aid | Press ReleasesThe free and open exchange of ideas and information is fundamental to the educational mission of AAU universities.
Campus Climate and Safety | Free Speech | Press ReleasesPresident Mary Sue Coleman issued a statement on the president’s executive order, “Improving Free Inquiry, Transparency, and Accountability at Colleges and Universities.”
Campus Climate and Safety | Free Speech | Press ReleasesThe campuses of America’s leading research universities are places where students, faculty, staff, and outside speakers practice the free exchange of ideas every day. Schools have a responsibility to foster both free speech and an inclusive and engaging environment free from harassment and…
Campus Climate and Safety | Free SpeechAAU and its member institutions are dedicated to supporting an environment in which students, staff, and faculty can fully participate in the campus community, while free from gender-based harassment, sexual harassment, and other sexual misconduct, and where the institution does not tolerate…
Campus Climate and SafetyThe Double Pell Alliance, of which AAU is a Steering Committee Member, sent a letter to congressional appropriation leaders urging them to double the maximum Pell Grant Award to $13,000.
Higher Education Legislation | Student Aid | Affordability and Student Aid | LettersAAU, ACE, and four other higher education associations submitted a joint letter to the Ways & Means Committee leadership voicing opposition for HR 3913 & HR 3914, the Protecting American Students Act and the University Accountability Act.
Campus Climate and Safety | Taxation & Finance | LettersThe Student Aid Alliance, of which AAU is a member of the Steering Committee, sent a letter to Secretary Miguel Cardona of the U.S. Department of Education and Director Shalanda Young of the Office of Management and Budget urging them to increase federal student aid for the fiscal year 2026 budget…
Federal Budget | Student Aid | Affordability and Student Aid | Higher Education Regulation | LettersThe American Talent Initiative has awarded grants to five AAU institutions to support projects “that break barriers and increase college access and success for lower-income students.”
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